Daily Devo

All Things Made New

By: Lola Oni

Friday, October 23, 2026

But you are a Chosen people. a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light. 1 Peter 2:9

There is a clear divide between light and darkness. God created light when He called it out of darkness as He created the world. It demonstrated His mighty power, and it gives us a powerful illustration of our own deliverance from the darkness of the world. His children are transformed by His wonderful, marvelous light which He placed in our hearts the moment we believed.

As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. Psalm 103:12

God understands the frailty and nature of man because He is the one who created us. Yes, we are imperfect, but God has a perfect plan for us that will overcome our weaknesses and imperfections. When life gets difficult and challenging, "doing life right" is made possible when we are walking closely with the Lord.

The Lord called us out of darkness to set us apart. As the old saying goes: "Christ followers are to be in the world, but not of the world." After all, the world we live in is not our home, we are just passing through it. After we surrender and submit ourselves to Him, God equips us to radiate HIs light to the world. If we call ourselves a Christ follower, we must let Jesus' light shine in our lives: at work, in our neighborhoods, and everywhere we go.

It's not about us; it's about Jesus Christ in us! He is the reason we have eternal hope, and He wants us to share the hope we've found with others. Following Jesus means becoming more like Him, which means adopting His attitude towards the lost, the suffering, and the searching. Thinking more like Jesus changes our approach to life, and it's a vital part of becoming more like Him.

For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Ephesians 2:10 (NLT)

We are the recipients of God's grace, so we have everything we need to be faithful stewards of what He's given us. What does a faithful steward look like? It's humbling ourselves before the Lord, talking to Him daily, and asking Him to use us to expand His kingdom.

Remember, "doing life right" means doing things His way, not ours. But with God on our side, nothing is impossible!