November 25: 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people…

The Apostle was writing an amazing description of the early Christian community—amazing because they were from all races and tribes, and many were anything but royalty. God’s chosen people, his nation of priests, had wildly expanded to include all who call upon the name of his son, Jesus. It was he who made them holy, not the circumstances of their birth or tribe.