We are God's possessions

Well, howdy. I've been realizing lately that I put a lot of thoughts up here, and not much that's actually going on in my life. So, let's talk.

I got this sweet camera for christmas/birthday. Since then, I've been taking a ton of cool pictures, figuring out how the camera works and stuff. It's kind of like a creative rampage. Some people say they're not creative, art is beyond their limits, and some say creativity is a muscle, and being creative helps your ingenuity later. It's different than both of those for me. I just like to make things that I think look cool. That's all I'm ever going for. So, maybe creativity does increase over time, but I think it's just because I know some different ways to make things look cool (to me at least). What do you think about creativity?

I had to do a devotional last week, and it was intense. But good. In the process, I came upon a really sweet verse. I was looking for verses about being "set apart" or holy. I came across Deuteronomy 7:6.

For you are a holy people to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for His own possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.

I could talk a while on how we should be set apart, and not look like or want what the world wants. But the second half of the verse gets me. "God's own possession". I was thinking about Dr. McIntosh (who spoke on evolution v. creation), and how even if he can disprove evolution, I'm not sure people will flock to Christianity. Coming to God is a hard, humbling road that most people don't want to deal with.

With this verse in mind, I think we can show God in other ways. If we allow Him to use us as "His own possession", heads will turn. People will be curious. And why shouldn't they be? God and man were meant to work together, so by fulfilling this, people will see it. This is my new goal at least, to let people see God using me, and wanting to know this God.

Also, read 1 Peter 2:9-17. Good stuff.