Daily DeBOtions

peter, an apostle of jesus christ.

to god's elect, strangers in the world, scattered throughout pontus, galatia, cappadoccia, asia and bithynia, who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of jesus christ, through the sanctifying work of the spirit, for obedience to god and the sprinkling by his blood,  grace and peace be yours in abundance!

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, and into an inheritance that will never perish, spoil, or fade - kept in heaven for you, who through father are shielded by god's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last times.  in this you rejoice greatly.  though for now, you may have had to suffer grief of all kinds of trials.  but these have come so that your faith - of greater worth than gold, which perished even though refined by fire, may be proved genuine and may result in glory, honor and praise when jesus christ is revealed.  though you have not seen him, you love him and though you do not see him now you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy because you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of you souls.

therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self controlled.  set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when jesus christ is revealed.  as obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance.  but just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do.  for it is written, be holy, because he is holy. 

since you call on a fether a father who judges each man's work impartially, live your lives as strangers here in reverent fear.  for you know that it is not with perishable things like gold and silver that you have been redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you by your forefathers, but my the precious blood of christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.  he was chosen before the creation of the world but was revealed in these last times for your sake.  through him you believe in god, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, so that your faith and hope are in god.

since you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love each other deeply, from the heart.  for you are born again, not by perishable seed, but my imperishable, through the living and enduring word of god.  for all men are like grass, and all their glory like the flowers of the field.  the grass will wither and the flowers will fall, but the word of the lord stands forever.

and this is the word that was preached to you.

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