A Higher Calling: Week 3 (1 Peter Inductive Bible Study by Sue Edwards)

This week's lesson (1 Peter 2:4-10) focuses on our priestly calling.

As I was reading, my attention was especially drawn to this passage (1 Peter 2:4-8):

 ⁴ As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, ⁵ you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. ⁶ For it stands in Scripture:
   “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone,
   a cornerstone chosen and precious,
and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”
 ⁷ So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe,
   “The stone that the builders rejected
   has become the cornerstone,”
 ⁸ and  “A stone of stumbling,
   and a rock of offense.”   They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.

 
Whatever the world may say, the Lord has called me for a higher purpose.  He does have a purpose for me, not tied to earthly things.  I am doing something important by imparting our faith to our girls as they grow.  I do want to be a living stone to be used by the Lord for His purposes and plans, not my own.  It is my destiny to be His, which is why I named this blog Embracing Destiny in the first place.  It is a journey on the path of my predestination to bring glory to Him.

Sometimes this is hard to believe in my heart, even though I know it in my head.  I feel like there's nothing significant about me, a stay-at-home mom.  I don't have a voice in politics or anyone to represent my interests.  No one really listens or cares what I have to say.  The world wants me to believe that I'm not valuable because I don't have a money-making career.  I keenly feel the disadvantages of being a woman in a male-dominated society.  Images of women as mere objects are everywhere from billboards to newsstands to TV.  As I'm doing the laundry or grocery shopping, it's difficult to comprehend my higher calling.

My ministry right now is raising three daughters to follow Christ and to recognize their worth in Him.  I can't do that if I don't first recognize my own worth through Jesus.  After reading the study this week, I am choosing to focus on these truths:

I have been chosen.  I belong to God.

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Disclaimer:  I received a free copy of the 1 Peter study for the purpose of review.  No other compensation was given for my honest opinions.