Called Out
…you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; —1 Peter 2:9 (NKJV)
We were formerly darkness, but now we are Light in the Lord. Let us walk as children of Light. (See Ephesians 5:8) God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all. (See 1 John 1:5) So do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness. Be imitators of God, as beloved children. (Ephesians 5:1) …let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. (Romans 13:12b) And proclaim the wondrous acts of the One who called us out of inky darkness into shimmering light. (See 1 Peter 2:9 VOICE)
Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.” —John 8:12 (NASB1995)