SPECIAL

I believe it was China that made a statement that all Americans wanted to be special.  I thought that was a strange statement when I heard it, I assumed that was human nature. I remember thinking this country was crowded and most the people looked alike and no one stood out.

They were caught in the masses. You could not tell them apart. Their attire was the same, their hair looked the same. I assumed their lives were pretty much the same.

I think the word special has become ordinary here in America and we all want to be special or at least feel special. Maybe the words should be Different or Peculiar.  In 1 Peter 2:9-10 it reads, "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light. Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy."

It sounds to me that God expects us to be special/peculiar. It seems he put the desire in us or should I say, the desire we Americans/ Christians feel to be special is a seed God planted in us. We came by it honestly. It came from our Father. It is written in the Word! Yet we Americans look for "special" in the wrong places or things. The desire is natural, where we want to obtain it is sometimes worldly.

Yes, that country is right, Americans/Christians have a need to be a Special/ Peculiar people. Now we know where to find it, in our God, through Jesus Christ. It pleases him to give us our special gifts and personalities. Some of us bless people by lifting and cheering them up. Some of us are more serious and some have a calming effect on others. There is no one just like you. Finally DNA proves that.

I am sure King David felt special, but why?  He sought God. God and David had a relationship! Each of us can have a personal relationship with the Lord, that no one else can intrude on. It is just You and Him. Now that is Special. May God Bless America and bring us back to our love for him. Amen.