KJB
Daily Devotion – Following
Jesus In Every
Chapter
Date: Friday,
December 18, 2015
Chapters: 1
Peter 1-2
Message Title: To An Inheritance Incorruptible

Hello
My Friend,

The Book of 1 Peter is the twenty-first book
of the New Testament, the sixtieth book of the Bible, and contains
five chapters. The author of this epistle is Peter, he wrote it about
60AD, and it was written to Christian exiles, scattered all over the
world, being persecuted for their faith. The purpose of the letter
was to teach them how to handle the persecution they were facing and
deal with the situation from those outside of the Church. What we are
to learn from the book is that our walk with Christ through suffering
brings joy, honor, and the glory of God. “For
what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall
take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye
take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.” - 1 Peter
2:20.

As Christians, it's really not that hard to follow
Christ, the closer we get to Him the easier it gets as we transform
into His likeness. The problems come when life gets in the way,
people, issues out of our control, and temptation often create havoc
on our faith. Peter wrote this letter when he was in Babylon, it is
addressed to all Christians, but specifically Gentiles, or as the
Israelites referred to them, strangers, unlike other times when the
persecution was in the church, this was happening outside. Peter
encourages all Christians to endure the suffering as it is a trial of
their faith.

“Elect according to
the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the
Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ:
Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. Blessed be the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant
mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection
of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an inheritance incorruptible, and
undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, Who
are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be
revealed in the last time. Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for
a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold
temptations: That the trial of your faith, being much more precious
than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be
found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus
Christ:” - 1 Peter 1:2-7.

“To
an inheritance incorruptible,” There is a reason why the
saved soul goes up to heaven while the body remains in the grave
after it separates upon death, it's corrupted. While the flesh is
full of corruption, the soul is incorruptible, meaning pure and
undefiled because it was cleansed and purified with the blood of
Christ upon our receiving Him as our Saviour, whether we are a Jew or
Gentile. “Forasmuch as ye know that ye were
not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your
vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with
the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and
without spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of
the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, Who by him
do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him
glory; that your faith and hope might be in God. Seeing ye have
purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto
unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a
pure heart fervently: Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but
of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for
ever.” - 1 Peter 1:18-23.

“that
your faith and hope might be in God.” It is not enough to
believe that there is a god, many believe in a god. Our faith and
hope must be on the only living, Almighty God, and if we believe in
Christ, whether we know Him to be the Messiah or Christ, then we have
the Almighty God living inside of us. One day every one of our bodies
will raise from the grave (unless we are raptured before then), our
souls will reunite with our new glorified body to join Him in His
Kingdom, but those who do not know Christ as their Saviour receive a
second death, eternal death. “Marvel not
at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the
graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have
done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done
evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.” - John
5:28,29.

“they that have done
good,” These are those who have received Christ as their
Saviour, we cannot be saved by our own works because we come short of
being perfect no matter how good we try to be. We can be saved by
believing in and accepting Christ, who is perfect and not only died,
but resurrected to save us. Peter makes a point of reminding us that
this was contained in Scriptures well before Christ came here in the
flesh.

“To
whom coming, as
unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house,
an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to
God by Jesus Christ. Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture,
Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he
that believeth on him shall not be confounded. Unto you therefore
which believe he
is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the
builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, And a
stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even
to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they
were appointed. But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar
people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called
you out of darkness into his marvellous light: Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have
obtained mercy.” - 1 Peter
2:4-10.

“Which in time past were
not a people, but are now the people of God:” It is no
longer the believing Jews that are God's people, but all who believe
in His Son, the Chief Cornerstone. While our works have nothing to do
with our salvation, God blesses us more as we live in His will. He
sees and knows all that we do, well beyond the surface into the
heart, He knows who are truly His and who are just going through the
motions in hopes to be saved from hell. The motions do not save us,
only believing in and asking Christ to save us does that. Peter
stresses the importance of all believers reminding themselves that
they do belong to God, therefore we need to behave in a way that
shows we are His.

“Dearly
beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from
fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; Having your conversation
honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as
evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold,
glorify God in the day of visitation. Submit yourselves to every
ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as
supreme; Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the
punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. For
so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the
ignorance of foolish men: As free, and not using your liberty for a
cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.” - 1
Peter 2:11-16.

“As free, and not
using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness,” Far too
many Christians use their salvation as a means to justify living a
sinful lifestyle. This is unacceptable to God and will cause a lot of
problems here on earth until they repent. Okay, we are not perfect,
we are a work in progress, but willfully living in sin will only be
the death of us, but thankfully His mercy and grace never cease if we
come to Him. “But
if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship
one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us
from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves,
and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we
have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.”
- 1 John 1:7-10.

Today's Prayer:
Jesus, It's still amazing to me that with my past that You love me
and made me one of Yours. Although I do not deserve this honor I am
grateful and thankful for the sacrifice You made for me. I never
understood why I was so different from everyone else before I knew
You were my Saviour, and as I grow closer to You I realize it's okay
to be different, it's okay to be peculiar because I am Yours. Thank
You, Lord for everything you have brought me through, the lessons you
taught me along the way, and the continuous blessings You give me as
I endure affliction and put my trust in You, looking forward to the
day that I get to see You face to face. In Your name, Jesus, Amen.


God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina

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