But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an

 

holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew

 

forth the praises of him who hath called you out of

 

darkness into his marvellous light (1 Peter 2:9).

 

The Christian is a special breed; he belongs

 

to a special class—God’s class of being.

 

He’s a partaker of the divine nature; that

 

means an associate of the God-kind.

 

Therefore, when we say, for example,

 

that a Christian ought not to be sick, it’s

 

premised on this reality. You have the very

 

life of God in you. You’re born of God’s incorruptible

 

seed—His Word (1 Peter 1:23); therefore, the life in you

 

can’t be corrupted by sickness, disease or death.

 

However, in spite of this truth, there’re still many who

 

believe it’s normal for a Christian to be sick; but that’s

 

completely at variance with what the Word teaches. In

 

Mark 16:17-18, the Lord Jesus said concerning the

 

Christian, "And these signs shall follow them that

 

believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall

 

speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents;

 

and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them;

 

they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover."

 

Could it get better than this?

 

Notice the underlined words. He said if they (the

 

Christians—the believing ones) drink any deadly thing

 

they’d not be hurt! You’re not amongst those that can be

 

"infected" by anything! Jesus said so, and if He did, then

 

it’s absolute reality. No infection should have power

 

over you. It makes no difference if this hasn’t been your

 

experience, the words of the Master hold true.

 

Meditate on the Word until it becomes your mind-set

 

and experience.

 

You’re "peculiar"; that means unique; one of a kind.

 

James 1:18 says, "Of his own will begat he us with the

 

word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of

 

his creatures." Being the "firstfruit" of His creatures

 

means you’re the first and the best of all that God

 

created; you’re topmost and first-class all the way;

 

you’re His glory. He didn’t create you to be subject to

 

the devil, sickness, disease, infirmities, pain and

 

depravity; He made you superior to Satan! He created

 

you for glory, beauty, and excellence; therefore,

 

refuse to accommodate anything that’s inconsistent with

 

His nature in your life.