I was just reading about you today:
Thank God, the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, that in His great mercy we men have been born again into a life full of hope, through Jesus Christ's rising again from the dead! You can now hope for a perfect inheritance beyond the reach of change and decay, "reserved" in Heaven for you. And in the meantime you are guarded by the power of God operating through your faith, till you enter fully into the salvation which is all ready for the denouement of the last day. This means tremendous joy to you, I know, even though at present you are temporarily harassed by all kinds of trials and temptations. This is no accident--it happens to prove your faith, which is infinitely more valuable than gold, and gold as you know, even though it is ultimately perishable, must be purified by fire. This proving of your faith is planned to result in praise and honor and glory in the day when Jesus Christ reveals himself. And though you have never seen Him yet I know that you love Him. At present you trust Him without being able to see Him, and even now He brings you a joy that words cannot express and which has in it a hint of the glories of Heaven; and all the time you are receiving the result of your faith in Him--the salvation of your souls. (I Peter 1:3-9--Phillips)
Bathed in mercy
A life full of hope--a perfect inheritance reserved for you in Heaven guaranteed by the ever-living Savior.
Guarded by the power of God
Temporarily harassed--not by accident--but so that He can use you to bring praise and honor and glory to Him on that day. All three.
Purification of your faith by fire--to create in you a faith more rich than gold, And more imperishable than gold
A sense of His presence that deepens your trust in His promises
A joy that cannot be expressed in words.
The salvation of your souls.
A life full of hope--a perfect inheritance reserved for you in Heaven guaranteed by the ever-living Savior.
Guarded by the power of God
Temporarily harassed--not by accident--but so that He can use you to bring praise and honor and glory to Him on that day. All three.
Purification of your faith by fire--to create in you a faith more rich than gold, And more imperishable than gold
A sense of His presence that deepens your trust in His promises
A joy that cannot be expressed in words.
The salvation of your souls.
See. I told you I was reading about you this morning.
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