China was special. Mom set it apart for special use.

Every family owned a set of dinnerware. We all called it china. Everyone knew china held a special place in the home. Families more wealthy than ours purchased a cabinet with glass doors to display the family treasure.

We would set apart family china for use with guests and holiday meals. Sometimes Mom brought it out for Sunday dinner.

God often referred to His people as “set apart.” This designation described His purpose for His people. They weren’t to be like the nations. They were God’s people living in His world. They were to reflect God.

Reading the Prophets makes it easy to see God’s broken heart. His people refused to live set apart lives with the Creator. They lived exactly like the nations around them. God often chastises His people for being more evil than all other nations. God had no visible testimony to show the world. His people refused to be “set apart.”

In the sunset of life, I want God to be proud to display my life in His china cabinet. I want God to look at me as one set apart for special use. When God encounters a fellow traveler on my road, He wants to use me as His “set apart” china, to make welcome His guest. I am one of His exhibits to others as to the love He shows creation through His gift Jesus.

It is special to be set apart in God’s china cabinet. His cabinet is unique. There is always room to add to His collection.

What is your reflection? Do you feel like a piece of God’s set apart china?

Stay tuned. – Gary Sorrells