Seize the Moment – Day 324

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04
Feb '21

Seize the Moment – Day 324

Posted on Feb 4, 2021 by Jerry Ingalls in Devotions, General |

04
Feb '21

Jesus is our Living Hope!

1 Peter 1

 

Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Thursday, February 4.

 

Peter starts off his first letter by bursting forth in doxology for who God is and what God has done for His children. In 1 Peter 1:2-5, he greets the Christians as those who are chosen

“…according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace be yours in the fullest measure. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.”

 

Amen!

 

Peter’s letter is so rich with praise to the Triune God for who He is and what He has done for His children. Peter writes, from very personal experience, how Jesus can lift people up out of the difficulties of their circumstances. In fact, Peter is writing to a church that has been scattered due to persecution.

 

That is why Peter calls Jesus our living hope and calls us to remember that we are made new (“born again”) to Him through His resurrection. What God has given us in Jesus cannot be destroyed or diminished by life’s difficulties. Peter would know this because not only did Jesus forgive him after his denials, but He also patiently persevered with Peter as he learned how to live out Christ’s way of life in an ever-changing world.

 

Sound relevant for today? Absolutely!

 

Seize the moment and persevere with Jesus, our living hope for today and always.

 

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