There are times when we may get discouraged in our walk of faith. Our own brokenness or the brokenness of others can at times get the best of us. The daily pressures of life and the grind of living in the midst of so much need and so much unbelief can be disheartening. We may weaken when our mind or our emotions or our bodies let us down or when we experience coming under attack for our faith. Peter speaks to these moments which test and try our faith and he encourages us by reminding us where our hope lies and where our focus needs to be during such times.
Peter encourages us to place our focus on the eternal inheritance that we have already received through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. As children of God our eternal inheritance is secure, imperishable, undefiled, unfading, and being kept for us and guarded by the power of God in heaven. Paul says this in 1 Corinthians about what is awaiting us in heaven; “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love Him.” During times of testing and trial we set our hope on this unimaginable reward which has already been prepared for us and is kept secure for us and guarded by the power of God. We are His children, and He delights in giving His children their inheritance.
Peter reminds us that He who has called us is holy and therefore we too are to be holy. God desires us to be obedient children who are not conformed to the passions of this world but who instead are conformed into the image of His Son Jesus Christ. We place our hope and our faith and our complete trust in Him and we walk in this hope by His grace knowing our eternal reward is sure through His resurrection.
Prayer: Gracious God we give you all our praise and glory this day for your precious gifts to us as we set our sights on Jesus the source of all our hope. Amen.
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