4/2/14
Dear City Calvary,
As we have been learning in 1 Peter, we (those who believe in
Jesus) are PRIVILEGED PEOPLE. Why? Through Jesus, we have
been given a new birth into a living hope and into an eternal inheritance that
will never perish, spoil, or fade, kept in heaven for us. We are
receiving the goal of our faith, the salvation of our souls. This
salvation given to us is so incredible that Old Testament prophets searched
diligently to understand it and even angels are amazed and eagerly watch it happen
(1 Peter 1:3-12). In other words, because of Jesus - we are born again
into a family with the most powerful and wealthy Father in all the universe who
is giving us an inheritance of untold riches that will last for all eternity.
In the spiritual realm, we are privileged people!!!
So how should people of such privilege live? 1 Peter 1:13-17
tells us - in the way we think and the way we behave.
In
the way we think, we are to:
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Be ready - with minds prepared for action (gird up the loins of your mind)
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Be sober - self-controlled in our thoughts
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Be hopeful - set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when you see Jesus.
In
the way we behave, we are to:
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Be obedient - as "obedient children"
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Be changed - not conforming to the evil desires we had prior to Jesus
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Be like our Heavenly Father - who says "Be holy because I am holy".
This Sunday in 1 Peter 1:18-21, we are to "know"
something. What is it we are to know? Come and find out. I
guarantee, it is really good and so worth knowing. Know what I mean!?!
Blessings in Jesus,
Pastor John
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