23“And what one nation on the earth is like Your people Israel, whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people and to make a name for Himself, and to do a great thing for You and awesome things for Your land, before Your people whom You have redeemed for Yourself from Egypt, from nations and their gods?
; Ps 135:4; ▪︎ God sets apart the godly for Himself – Ps 4:3;.
▪︎ God Himself gave the sign of a virgin birth – Isa 7:14;
▪︎ He Himself bore our sins – Matt 8:16-17;
▪︎ God reconciled us to Himself – 2Cor 5:18, 19;
▪︎ Jesus Himself reconciled us to God – Gal 2:20, Eph 1:5, 1:9, 5:25;
▪︎ Jesus made Jews and Gentiles into one new man in Himself – Eph 2:15;
▪︎ We were chosen to be a people who live in His marvelous light [the marvelous light of Himself] – 1Peter_2:9-10
9But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God’s OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; 10for you once were NOT A PEOPLE, but now you are THE PEOPLE OF GOD; you had NOT RECEIVED MERCY, but now you have RECEIVED MERCY.
; ▪︎ God Himself will protect us – 1Peter 5:10;
▪︎ God Himself will be with us forever – Rev 21:3;