But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation,a people belonging to God,
that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful
light.

Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God
once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.


Todays bible reading from ODB headed  ADOPTED
and the reading was from Col ch3 v1-11
and says this (only part of what is written)
Every christian is an adopted child of the King of Kings.
We are greatly indebted to Him for His favour.
But God, who has evertything, does not need us to repay Him.
What does God desire? He wants us to live in a way that befits His children
Activities and values that are not in keeping with our position as children of God
must be done away with (Col 3v5)
Selfish and destructive ways are to be replaced by activities and values that showcase
our gratitude and love for God and reflect out status as His Children.
Paul wrote;" put on tender mercies,kindness,humility,meekness and longsuffering" v12
Can others around us tell that we are indeed children Of the King? Ask the Ho;y
 Spirit what it is that needs to be cast off and what in it's
place we need to robe ourselves with so that we
can reflect our true status as an adopted child of God


We honour God's name when we call Him our Father and live like His children

I just thought that the two portions of scripture tie in well together