1 Peter 1:3-9

I felt like it was time for a new post but haven't had anything really jump out at me lately so I thought I would share my favorite passage and just see where it goes from there.

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade -- kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith-- of greater worth that gold, which perishes even though refined by fire-- may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

1 Peter 1:3-9

Wow. How can you not be excited about that?! Let us try to take it apart for clarification purposes. Here is my paraphrase:

Praise God! He has given us a new hope through his resurrection! And with that new hope comes and inheritance that can never perish. He is keeping it in heaven for us until the right time but until then we are shielded by God's power. Yes, we will have grief and trials but they are to purify  our faith so that is like gold. Our faith will be our praise, glory and honor for Jesus Christ.
Praise God for that inexpressible and glorious joy.