1 Peter

Blessed be God for his endless mercy. Through Jesus rising from the dead, a new birth is given. A living hope. A gift that cannot rot. Cannot fade. Cannot be taken. It is kept safe in heaven. God's own power guards your faith like a wall around a city. Rescue waits to be shown at the right time...

Even when life hurts, you can still have joy. Hard times come for a little while. They test your faith the way fire tests gold. And faith proved real is worth more than gold that melts away. The end of it all is praise when Jesus is shown to the world. You have never seen him with your eyes. Yet...

This rescue was not made up in one lifetime. Prophets long ago spoke about grace that was still coming. They searched hard. They wanted to know when. The Spirit of Christ inside them pointed ahead, first to suffering, then to glory. They did not see the full picture. What they told was for a later...

1 Peter 1:3