Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,
To God’s chosen strangers in the world of the diaspora,
who live in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.
1 Peter 1:1 Common English Bible (CEB)
parapidēmos = exiles
God the Father chose you because of what he knew beforehand.
He chose you through the Holy Spirit’s work of making you holy and because of the faithful obedience and sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
May God’s grace and peace be multiplied to you.
1 Peter 1:2 (CEB)
May the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ be blessed!
On account of his vast mercy, he has given us new birth.
You have been born anew into a living hope through
the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
1 Peter 1:3 (CEB)
New Morning Mercies Paul David Tripp:
You and I are on a constant quest for hope. We all want a reason to get up in the morning and motivation to continue… Here are some things you have to know about hope:
-1- God hardwired human beings for hope. We don’t live by instinct; we all find our identity, meaning, purpose, and inner sense of well-being in something.
-2- What you place your hope in will set the direction of your life.
-3- Hope always includes an expectation and an object. I am hoping for something and hoping that someone or something will deliver it.
-4- Hope, to be hope, has to fix what is broken.
-5- You always preach to yourself a gospel of some kind of hope.
My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness
I dare not trust the sweetest frame
But wholly lean on Jesus’ name
On Christ the solid rock I stand
All other ground is sinking sand
All other ground is sinking sand
-On Christ The Solid Rock I Stand (Edward Mote)
You have a pure and enduring inheritance that cannot perish—an inheritance that is presently kept safe in heaven for you. Through his faithfulness, you are guarded by God’s power so that you can receive the salvation he is ready to reveal in the last time. You now rejoice in this hope, even if it’s necessary for you to be distressed for a short time by various trials.
1 Peter 1:4-6 (CEB)