Be Somebody

“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.”  (1 Peter 2:9–10, NIV 1984).

My Musings – “I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.”  (Lily Tomlin).

• Somebody – A person of importance or authority.  We “are the people of God.” You cannot be more important than that. “That [we] may declare the praises of Him who called [us].”  Since it is God who calls us, there can be no greater authority.
• Specific – Clearly defined or identified.  “[We] are a…