Contrary to Jewish belief, which put faith in being a child of Abraham, Peter wrote: 1Peter 1:23 "For you have a new life.  It was not passed on to you from your parents, for the life they gave you will fade away.  This new one will last forever, for it comes from Christ..."

1Peter 2:9 "...you have been chosen by God himself--you are priests of the King, you are holy and pure, you are God's very own--all this so that you may show to others how God called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light."

Heavy.  Chosen by God.  Priests.  Holy and pure.  God's own.  All for the purpose of showing others the way to God.

I don't know very many people who call themselves Christians that live up to that.  Holy and pure means you have a clean mouth.  A clean life.  Being a priest means that you are prepared to explain the Gospel to others who need it.

We don't think of ourselves as priests.  But Peter says we are.  We are--priests.

Christianity comes with a huge responsibility.  We do what we do because we belong to God and that is what he expects.  We are His plan to save the world by sharing.  He has left the Gospel to us.

We must do better.  A better job of sharing the good news.  Christ is risen.

Live it.  Speak it.  Let's not keep it a secret.