Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time--1 Peter 1:3-5
Dear Suzanne, Rebecca, Anna, and Mikayla,
Wow! Look at all God has done for us. Look at the hope that is ours. As I was reading this chapter early this morning I could not get past these verses. Look at what He has done for us, His children. He sent His Son to die for our sins. He sent His Spirit by which we may be born again. He has given us an inheritance which is incorruptible, undefiled and reserved for us in heaven. Finally, He is keeping us by His power. The verse that is coming to mind here is this one and I think it is perfect.
Psalm 57:2 I will cry out to God Most High, To God who performs all things for me
What is left for us to do but say..."Hi Dad, I am home." That is our job...we have to accept His gift, and make no mistake, it is a gift, and walk through the door. He does the rest. We just need to come.
Think also on the phrase "who are kept by the power of God." Kept...is a military term meaning guarded or shielded and the tense of the verb reveals that we are constantly being guarded by God, assuring us that we shall safely arrive in heaven. Girls...each one of you knows how special you are to me. My heart wants to see each of you walk in truth without compromise. I can't hold your hand anymore and walk you through the difficult times but HE DOES AND HE NEVER LETS GO! I can't keep you from making the wrong moves, but I do know that you are kept by the power of God. You are kept by His faithfulness. You are constantly guarded and my heart is filled with gratitude to Him because I KNOW you will arrive safely in heaven. Why? Because He is committed to seeing you through til the end of your journey here. All you need do is believe.
The last point I will make about this passage is that as I contemplated our living Hope that is Christ and His resurrection from the dead, I realized that when we walk through salvation's door eternal life begins. We do not have to wait til we get to heaven to see it that way. He is reserving and watching our inheritance and He is keeping us by His power. We are as good as there. Be encouraged. The battle was won at the cross. We fight from a position of victory. We truly are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Love
Mom
