Daily Devotion 09/13/18
1 Peter 1:18-21 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. 20 He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake. 21 Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him,and so your faith and hope are in God.
It is truly amazing how much God loves you and me. That he would give his life for us is just incredible. But that is exactly what he did. Because of Jesus, our faith and our hope are in God. The God who sacrificed everything to free you and me from guilt, shame, loneliness, despair, fear, anger…the list goes on and on. Instead, he gives us forgiveness, peace, security, knowing that the God of the world wants us as his own, knowledge knowing that he says he’s always with us and wants to be with us. That is incredible! So our faith and our hope are in him today. Faith knowing and believing his promises to us. Hope believing that in him even the hardest times of our lives will pass and we will live forever with him in his heavenly home. Hope in him never fails.
Thank you, Lord, for loving me so much. Thank you for giving me comfort and security; peace and hope. Be with me today and strengthen my faith. Let me rest on your promises and know that through you there is hope. Amen.