Just a quick reflection from a book our families are studying together on Sundays. Yesterday we addressed the question: "How are we born again, or how does God regenerate us?" Notice these three verses in I Peter 1.
18 knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold,
Because of our depraved hearts and sinful rebellion against God, he bought us back with His Son's precious blood - imperishable.
3 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,
The resurrection births us to new life and our life becomes his life in us. Our new birth is a result of his new life in the resurrection!
23 since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God;
The abiding word of God is what makes the effectual call in our lives to see the light of the glory of God in the face of Christ! Praise God for making me alive unto salvation!
There is a reference in each text to imperishability. We are united to Christ in these works, and our union is imperishable. This is the only imperishable reality a human can experience in this world! Rejoice in the imperishability of your salvation today - not even a bad day, or a bad performance on your part can alter your status as a genuine believer!
2 comments:
Praise God! Love what you said about a bad day and a bad performance. I feel that over half of my life consists of such. God is truly too gracious and too loving to us sinners. Thanks again for the encouraging reminder, bro!
JT
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