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Our Guaranteed Reservation in Heaven
I Peter 1:1–8
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Four guys decided to go mountain climbing one weekend. In the middle of the climb, one fella slipped over a cliff, dropped about sixty feet and landed with a thud on the ledge below. The other three, hoping to rescue him, yelled, “Joe are you OK?” “I’m alive... … More
At the very beginning of this book Peter expresses thanksgiving for the eternal salvation which God offers to every man (vv. 1-5). This brings new hope which is a result of the believer’s personal relationship with the living Savior. This provides an inheritance which will not decay, is without any defect or flaw and will never fade away (v.4).
Maybe you have experienced going to a hotel or motel only to find that the reservation you made for a room has been confused or canceled. This will not happen to us when we arrive in heaven as we who know the Lord have a guaranteed reservation. We are not kept in our own power but by the power of God which can never fail. Peter shares three basic facts about the trials we will go through as Christians (v. 6):
Application
Trials test my faith. I have heard the statement - “A faith that cannot be tested cannot be trusted"! On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 rejoicing) how would I mark myself on rejoicing in the midst of trials?
I Peter 1:1-8 (English Standard Version)
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith--more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire--may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory....
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