Treasured...

Our relationship with God is a very wondrous thing. It seems however in this day there are those who think they made the relationship happen. I am sure this comes from the idea that they chose God. This reveals a very shallow understanding, because God has gone to great lengths to bridge the gap so the divine connection be restored. Lets look at how God forged the relationship with the house of Jacob…
“If you will listen obediently to what I say…out of all peoples you’ll be my special treasure. The whole earth is mine to choose from, but you’re special; a kingdom of priests, a holy nation.” ~Ex.19:5-6
God spoke this to Israel only weeks after their escape from Egypt. I am sure that after centuries of slavery this divine preference felt like cool rains on dry and thirsty hearts. Here they were, being sought and chosen by God to be His treasure. Wow! He could have chosen any nation on the earth, but He chose them. Their close proximity to God made them a very blessed people. In fact, they lived and functioned more like priests than the other nations with common concerns. This is an amazing back-drop to our story. At the cross Jesus opened the door for all of us to enter into the ‘preferred family’ of the Father. John 3:16 speaks of God’s grand intention to re-gather all His children to His heart…for ‘whosoever is willing’. I find it an amazing thing that we can have a life that functions like a priest of the Lord. I find it even more amazing that we are beheld by God as TREASURED! ~Verlon