What Do You Pursue

1 Peter 2:9-12 The Message But you are the ones chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work, chosen to be a holy people, God's instruments to do his work and speak out for him, to tell others of the night-and-day difference he made for you—from nothing to something, from rejected to accepted. Friends, this world is not your home, so don't make yourselves cozy in it. Don't indulge your ego at the expense of your soul. Live an exemplary life among the natives so that your actions will refute their prejudices. Then they'll be won over to God's side and be there to join in the celebration when he arrives.

Do you pursue The American Dream or The Kingdom of God?
What is the American Dream? Does it extend its roots as far back as the Declaration of Independence wherein we read about “certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness?” Is the concept of the American dream something that has transformed over time? And finally—is it a dream we as Christians embrace? Peter would remind us that our residence is not of this world but that we are citizens of another kingdom. As such, our first allegiance is to the Kingdom of God, and our first desire is to be for His Kingdom to advance. Dear Christian brother and sister, look around. How many do you see in pursuit of the American Dream? How many do you see in pursuit of the Kingdom’s Reality? And finally—what do you pursue?

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