An
Inexpressible And Glorious Joy
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. In all
this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to
suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 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. 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 end result of your faith, the salvation
of your souls.
1
Peter 1:3-9
No financial plan can
provide an absolute guarantee of earthly security. But there is a plan that
extends far beyond this life and indefinitely into the future.
When we place our faith
in Jesus to forgive our sins we receive an eternal inheritance through God’s
power. Because of this inheritance, we’ll live forever and never run short of
what we need.
Planning for retirement
is a good idea if we’re able to do so. But more important is having an eternal
inheritance that never runs out – and that is available only through faith in
Jesus Christ.
The
promise of heaven is our eternal hope.
Our
Daily Bread – October 31, 2016