1 Peter 1:3-5

1 Peter 1:3-5

Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the one who in His great mercy caused us to be born into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ out of the dead into an imperishable, undefiled, and unfading inheritance having been kept in heaven for you all, who have been guarded in the power of God through faith into salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

 Thoughts for Today

First Thought:

Peter continues by talking about God and all that he has done for us.  It is God who causes us to be born.  It is God who causes us to have a living hope.  It is God who resurrected Christ out of the dead.  God is the initiator of all of these things.  God is the source of power through whom all of things can happen.  God is the one who is responsible.  God is the one that deserves the credit.  As Peter says, God is the one who should be blessed.

What role does God play in your life?  How God are you at ascribing glory to God as He deserves?

Second Thought:

If we look at what God offers to us, Peter gives us three words: imperishable, undefiled, and unfading.  Our promise is imperishable.  That means that it will not spoil.  We don’t have to worry about God’s promise getting old or not being as good as we thought.  God’s promise is undefiled.  That means that our sinfulness cannot harm it.  We cannot take that which is of God and make it less in value.  We also hear that God’s promise to us is an inheritance that is unfading.  This means that it will never lose its glory.  The first day will be just as significant as the millionth day.

How do each of these three words tell us about different aspects our inheritance?  In what ways do these words compliment and support one another?

Third Thought:

If we look at the promise, we hear that our salvation will be revealed in the last time.  It is something for which we wait.  But we also hear that it is ready.  We are not waiting in time for God to complete our salvation.  God is ready to reveal it to us.  What we are waiting for is the time in which all who will believe will have come into belief.  That aside, god is done.  The preparations have been made.  God is ready to reveal his glory to us at any time.

What does it say about God that He is ready?  What do you think that revelation will be like?

Passage for Tomorrow: 1 Peter 1:6-9