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, obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
1 Peter 1:3–9 was the Epistle lesson for this week. It is a wonderful devotional message to read again and again, not only throughout the Easter season but all year long.
Though our lives here on earth we are often “grieved by various trials,” we constantly are strengthened by an “inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you.”
Prayer: O blessed God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, I know that difficulties will come my way today and in the days ahead. Grant me strength, encouragement and hope through Your promised salvation my soul. Amen.
God’s richest blessings in Christ,
Pastor Philip Quardokus
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