1 Peter 2:10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
彼得前书 2：10 你们从前算不得子民，现在却作了神的子民；从前为曾蒙怜恤，现在却蒙了怜恤。
Always remember that what we have today is solely because of the finished works of God, it is never by our obedience and achievement but only by what Christ has done for us at the cross. How wonderful it is to know that though once we were separated from God and we were not his people, we were there helpless and living in a slavery life. But because of Jesus, He despised all the shame that he faced, knowing that the greater joy is ahead, He chose to die for all of us, not only that He brought us out and gave us the identity as a child of God! It is because of Jesus, that now you've been transferred to the kingdom of God. You are now the child of God with authority, and not only that you're now in His grace! We did not enjoy grace before but now because of Jesus, we enjoy such amazing grace of Him! In His grace and mercy, we found hope and life! Always remember, in His grace, you have supply and you shall not be in want!
永远记得，今天我们拥有的一切都是因着基督的完工，从来都不是因着我们的顺从和成就，而是耶稣在十字架上为我们完成了。曾经我们与神隔绝，曾经我们算不得子民，曾经我们那么的无助并过着奴隶般的生活；但因着耶稣，祂因那摆在前面的喜乐，就轻看羞辱，忍受了十字架的苦难，选择为我们死，祂不但把我们救赎出来，还给了我们神孩子的身份！因着耶稣，现在你已经在神的国度里了。现在你不仅是在祂恩典里，你有孩子的身份且带有权柄！我们从前无法享受神的恩典，但因着耶稣，我们得以享受这奇妙的恩典！在祂恩典和怜恤里，我们拥有盼望的生命！时刻记得，在祂恩典中，你有供应，你必不致缺乏！