~
The Apostle Peter Speaks of 5 Precious Things! ~
Precious
Blood (to redeem) ~ “And if you call on the Father, who without partiality
judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of
your stay here in fear; knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible
things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition
from your fathers, but with the precious
blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. He indeed was foreordained before the
foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you who
through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so
that your faith and hope are in God” (1 Peter 1:17-21).
Precious
Faith (to try) ~ “In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little
while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though
it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the
revelation of Jesus Christ, whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing,
you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, receiving the end of your
faith — the salvation of your souls” (1 Peter
1:6-9).
Precious
Stone (to uphold) ~ “Coming to Him as to a
living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, you also, as living stones, are being built up a
spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable
to God through Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 2:4-5). …
Precious
Christ (to love) ~ … “Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, ‘Behold,
I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious,
and he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.’ Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are
disobedient, ‘The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief
cornerstone,’ and ‘A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.’ They stumble, being disobedient to the Word,
to which they also were appointed” (1 Peter 2:6-8).
Precious
Promises (to plead) ~ “Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of
God and of Jesus our Lord, as His divine power has given to us all things that
pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by
glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may
be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the
world through lust” (2 Peter 1:2-4).
~
Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT
LIFE NOW
NOTES:
(1) The current TOP 10 ALN posts are listed at the very
bottom of this home page.
(2) There is an INDEX of all ALN posts accessed by
scrolling down the left column.
(3) You may LINK to any ALN posts on your own
blog or website.
(4) You may COPY any ALN post, but please credit ALN as the source by
prominently displaying the following statement: Reprinted from “Abundant Life Now,” a free
blog which offers inspiring moments, thought-provoking comments, and solid
Biblical insight at http://RobertLloydRussell.blogspot.com/
.
