"Make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD. Ex, 28:36 NIV
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people, that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light - 1 Peter 2:9 KJV
If we are, as Peter says, a royal priesthood, can we imagine ourselves with an engraved plate on our forehead that says "Holy to The Lord"? Is that what others see when they come into contact with us? Do they see our consecration, our commitment to the Lord, or do they see something else. Do they see our commitment to ourselves? Do they see our commitment to our jobs, to our houses, to our way of life, to our entertainment, to our leisure, to our political views, or even our commitment to our families, more readily than they see our commitment to God. I think most of us today don't want to be a peculiar people, we don't want to be set apart, we don't want to embarrass non-believers with our faith. Perhaps our message and influence on the world would change if we truly saw ourselves as "Holy to The Lord".
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