Dear Pilgrim-Priest of God,

Are you going through a time of spiritual dryness? Do you hunger and thirst on this perilous journey through the wilderness? Do you still crave the imperishable milk of the gospel of grace, and have you recently tasted and seen---really experienced---the goodness and kindness of the LORD?

If you're desperate about discerning God's will during these last days or if you need a refresher on His purpose for this present age, then this third installment of the 1 Peter series is for you. In the following video and Study Notes, we will look at 1 Pet. 2:1–10, a passage that further develops our identity, security, and purpose as God's chosen and precious people.

Biblical metaphors and Old Testament descriptors abound in this week's segment: As God's elect pilgrim people who have temporarily displaced Israel as the vehicle of divine revelation, we are compared to newborn babies who desire milk in order to grow; we are precious living stones being built up into spiritual house; we are a holy priesthood offering spiritual sacrifices to God through Jesus, our Great High Priest and Chief Cornerstone; we are a chosen generation, holy nation, and a possessed (in the best possible sense of the word) people, who were formerly not-a-people!

Wow! Praise Him today for this marvelous work of redemption that He is accomplishing through you, dear brother or sister!

For further Study, see the Unsealed article on 1 Pet. 2:1–3 as referenced in the video above: Growing Up Before Going Up