Boundless Mercy
All honor to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, for it is by his boundless mercy that God has given us the privilege of being born again. Now we live with a wonderful expectation because Jesus Christ rose again from the dead. For God has reserved a priceless inheritance for his children. 1 Peter 1:3-4
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These verses in 1 Peter are a prayer of thanksgiving to God for the marvelous gift of new birth we believers have because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Not only do we have our new lives on earth to be grateful for, but we are born again to a living, eternal hope. God’s nature transforms our natures on the earth and gives us purpose, meaning, and hope not only for this life but for the one to come. We have a “wonderful expectation” of our future in heaven and a priceless inheritance because we are his children and heirs. This inheritance isn’t like those we receive on earth. God watches over it, and it is “beyond the reach of change or decay.” Take time to meditate on the Lord’s boundless mercy and the priceless inheritance he has reserved for you, all because Christ rose from the dead. Ask him to increase your expectation that the best is yet to be.
Prayers:
FATHER, I bless you and praise you for the hope, expectation, and inheritance you have provided by the resurrection of your Son, our Savior. I praise you for the boundless mercy that gave me the privilege of being born again to a living hope. Thank you for giving me life with a wonderful expectation because you have reserved a priceless inheritance for me and for all your children.
Quotes:
True faith is never found alone; it is accompanied by expectation.
C. S. Lewis (1898–1963)
The One Year Bible Readings for today are: Ezekiel 44:1–45:12; 1 Peter 1:1-12; Psalm 119:17-32 and Proverbs 28:8-10.
