Verse of the Day 5/17

Verse of the Day 5/17

1 Peter 1:3-4  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, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,     English Standard Version

The other day, we considered from Psalm 121 how "our help comes from the Lord", He is our strength, our help day to day, each day throughout our lives.  Today's verses from the Apostle Peter remind us again of this same thought with the addition of "hope".  It is not just a pie in the sky hope it is a living hope.  Though it may not be evident that it is coming or obvious to us, the hope is there and it is grounded in the reality of Jesus, His life, death and resurrection.

In times of darkness or desperation, left to ourselves and our own strengths (actually weakness) we may lose hope.  But wait, wait on Him, trust in Him and put your faith and hope in Him.  Seek Him in His Word and in prayer that you may experience deliverance from Jesus your living hope.

In yesterday's post in Facebook I showed a mountain scene in reference to Psalm 121.  You may have noticed that the most vegetation, the most greenery was actually found in the valley shown.  God's grace and His mercies flow down to us in the valleys and bring us back to life.

Yesterday in church we sang the following song by Phil Wickham which brought this together for me.

How great the chasm that lay between us
How high the mountain I could not climb
In desperation, I turned to heaven
And spoke your name into the night
Then through the darkness
Your loving kindness
Tore through the shadows of my soul
The work is finished, the end is written
Jesus Christ, my living hope

Who could imagine so great a mercy?
What heart could fathom such boundless grace?
The God of ages stepped down from glory
To wear my sin and bear my shame
The cross has spoken, I am forgiven
The king of kings calls me His own
Beautiful savior, I'm yours forever
Jesus Christ, my living hope

Blessings, 

Mike 

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1 Peter 1:3-9

English Standard Version

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, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 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. 8 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, 9 obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.