In Devotion 3 of Week Two of the Declaring His Excellencies study, we will see what it means for God's peole to be identified at exiles in a foreign land.

I Peter 2:9-12 shows us that God saved His people, set them apart, and now puts them on display before the watching world. He does not remove them from the world; He leaves them in it. Just as one would not put a lamp under a basket so God does not put His people out of view. Instead, he makes them a city on a hill. He intends for their light to shine out for men to see and know God. As a result, God's people now live as "sojourners and exiles."