Everyone desires to be special and be in the list of God’s highly favored ones. How do we achieve this status? God Himself reveals the secret to Moses: "Now, if you will obey me and keep my covenant, you will be my own people. The whole earth is mine, but you will be my chosen people" (Ex 19:5). Two things are specifically needed to be followed, and they are obeying His words fully and standing by the covenant we make. In order to achieve this, we need His grace. May God grant each of us pardon and peace for our inability to fulfill the condition to be His chosen, and admit us back, for the sake of the mercy we received through the sacrifice of His Son.

Abba, thank You for allowing us to be Your chosen people. Let Your Spirit always remind us to obey Your word and keep the covenant, in Jesus’ Most Gracious Name, Amen.