Imperishable ♥

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, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God's power are being guarded through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

-1Peter 1:3-5 

I don't even know where to begin.
Maybe with the fact that we have been born again, not just into hope, but into a LIVING HOPE.
Something that has life is real.
It grows.
It matures and it has an ending.
Our hopes end is mentioned in verse 4.


The end to our hope is an inheritance.
To the carnal mind that might bring images of money your dead parents leave or an old relative.
To the confused this might not seem all that exciting...

After all, who wants to bank on receiving an inheritance left by someone whom you haven't fully put your trust in?

But to the believer with a fiery heart that burns towards the day of our Lords second coming it should cause the spirit sealed within you to leap and jump and maybe even tears to pour down your cheeks!


Our inheritance is given an amazing description.
It isn't something that we can ever run out of like cash.
It isn't something that can be burned up and destroyed.
It isn't something that it owned by the federal reserve or japan or Britain...


This inheritance is IMPERISHABLE!
IT IS UNDEFILED... the pure blood of JESUS keeps it from even being defiled or corrupted :).
And it shall never ever fade, whether on this side of eternity or the other...
It is everlasting just like our Maker!!


Where is this amazing gift??
IN HEAVEN!
Wow, that beats any bank on earth that can be broken into.
That beats the shoe box hidden in your room.
Or maybe you fancy and 'gotchu' some type of titanium, industrial, Swiss safe.
THIS IS STILL BETTER MY CHILD!!!
God is keeping our inheritance in the unchanging realm of His kingdom...
The heavens...
It awaits us and rather than being given to us upon His death it awaits us in His secret place.

Oh praise you sweet Messiah for this text of your living word.

It has truly brought joy and trembling to my soul.

This is the God I get to serve and tell other about.

So gracious and loving and willing to leave us the undeserving inheritance worthy of no one other than His son the Christ.

Verse 5 sort of seals the deal by the way.
God tells us that we are being guarded by our FAITH!
WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN!???
The beginning of verse 5 allows us to see that simply faith in CHRIST guards us.
Our faith is what guards us for salvation, what we are choosing to receive in faith is actually what allows us to receive it.
Doesn't the grace displayed in this verse just drive you insane?


I could never, ever get this kind of understanding from simply reading the bible.
The holy spirit is so good to counsel us as we choose to just be obedient and read His living word.

When I read this today I literally went through joy and just tears...

Because Gods goodness is too much for me.

I don't deserve it and I don't know how in the world people could choose to not accept this...

It breaks my heart because I'm not so special that I should have this hope, inheritance and faith that guards me for eternity with Christ.

Tell someone Jesus Loves them today ladies...

And if they ask why.. Point them here :)

The choice is there's from there but what a joy to show someone theway...

blessings and thanks for reading

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