1 Peter 1:3-9 3 Praise
be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he
has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of
Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can
never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, 5 who
through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the
salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In
all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may
have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 7 These have come so
that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold,
which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and
honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. 8 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, 9 for you are
receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
See what love the Father has given us, that we should be
called children of God; and that is what we are.- 1 John 3:1 (NRSV)
Thought for today:
Can people recognize your kinship? What traits do you display?
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