“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 can never perish,
spoil or fade.
This inheritance is
kept in heaven for you, 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.”
I Peter 1:3-5
Perish, spoil or
fade.
Not favorable words
are they?
Thank God that in
today’s passage they are preceded by the words “can never”!
We have an
inheritance that was made available through Christ.
Earthly inheritances
can perish.
Some fall out of
favor with the relatives and are written out of the will.
Earthly inheritances
can spoil.
Moth, rust and age
can take their toll in a way that renders the once valuable valueless.
Earthly inheritances
can fade.
Jesus captured this truth
well in the story of the prodigal son.
The son quickly and carelessly
burned through his inheritance.
It faded fast.
Our inheritance is
eternal, it is incorruptible and it will not fade away.
Earthly treasures do
not last.
Your heavenly
inheritance does.
It is just one more
reason that Jesus Christ is worthy of our praise.
The inheritance He
has provided for us will give us an eternity to express our thanks!
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