I Peter 1:17-2:3 From time to time, it is good to review just what our salvation is all about. It is far more than eternal life as fantastic as that might be. We have been saved by Something, from something and for something. Relative to eternity, silver and gold is perishable. Only the precious blood of Jesus is of eternal and of infinite value. God choose this means of redemption from before He created the world; and choose the perfect time in history to place His Son, Jesus. (Galatians 4:4) He not only died and shed His blood for our sins; but God raised Him from the dead. He now lives and intercedes for us. (Hebrews 7:25) We have been redeemed from being lost and separated from God, from a life of slavery to sin, and from the empty way of life we were born into. We were not just saved from something, but to something. I Peter 2:9 says, "But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light." Peter urges us to live as aliens and strangers in this world. (I Peter 1:17 & 2:11). When one works for a company he has the right to use the various facilities of that company; but when that employment ceases he no longer has those rights. In fact, if he tries he will be thought of as a trespasser. We need to look at our lives in this world in the same way. We no longer have the right to use things of the world in the same way as we did before. As Christians we are citizens of a different world. 1 Peter 2:1-2 "Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. [2] Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, ..." We need to break loose of the old ways, and learn to crave the pure spiritual milk so that we can learn to live as true citizens of our new country, the heavenly kingdom.

Grow Up in Your Salvation