5 Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession.Although the whole earth is mine, 6 you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.” Exodus 19
These words really stand out to me and encourage me. The whole of everything belongs to God. The land, the animals, the plants, the people, and everything that we create within it. Treading lightly in a political realm here, but the statement President Obama made a few years(?) ago regarding, "You didn't build that," completely applies.
I'm not saying whether he was right or wrong, but look at that same statement from a biblical perspective. God created you. You are his. Is there anything that you can build that you can take full credit for?
Look at what else God says. The Israelites will be his treasured possession, and be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. That applies to us as well! We are his treasured possession among all the items on the earth that are his. Also, we are all priests in his name and act as a holy nation for him.
So the next time you're "building" something, think about whether you're really doing this for God, as a way to be a priest for him. This could be something you're doing at work, at home, at church, at a volunteer organization, or anything at all!
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