OUR DAILY BREAD : WE'RE SAFE

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June 13
Friday


WE'RE SAFE

READ:
1 Peter 1:3-5
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[God] has begotten us
...to an inheritance
incorruptible and
undefiled and that does
not fade away, reserved
in heaven for you.
__1 Peter 1:3-4
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The United States Bullion Depository in Fort Knox, Kentucky, is a fortified building that stores 5,000 tons of gold bullion and other precious items entrusted to the federal government. Fort Knox is protected by a 22-ton door and layers of physical security: alarms, video cameras, minefields, barbed razor wire, electric fences, armed guards, and unmarked Apache helicopters. Based on the level of security, Fort Knox is considered one of the safest places on earth.

As safe as Fort Knox is, there's another place that's safer, and it's filled with something more precious than gold: Heaven holds our gift of eternal life. The apostle Peter encouraged believers in Christ to praise God because we have "a living hope"__a confident expectation that grows and gains strength the more we learn about Jesus (1 Peter 1:3). And our hope is based on the resurrected Christ. His gift of eternal life will never come to ruin as a result of hostile forces. It will never lose its glory or freshness, because God has been keeping and will continue to keep it safe in heaven. No matter what harm may come to us in our life on earth, God is guarding our souls. Our inheritance is safe.

Like a safe within a safe, our salvation is protected by God and we're secure. __Marvin Williams

````````````````````````````FOR FURTHER THOUGHT````````````````````````

```````````````What about your salvation brings you the greatest joy?``````````````
`````````````````````How does it make you feel knowing that````````````````````
`````````````````````your salvation is kept safe with God?```````````````````````
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An inheritance in heaven is the safest possible place.

**********************Today's Bible Reading __ 1 Peter 1:3-5***************************

3 Blessed be the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, who according to
His abundant mercy has
begotten us again to a living
hope through the
resurrection of Jesus Christ
from the dead, 4 to an
inheritance incorruptible
and undefiled and that does
not fade away, reserved in
heaven for you, 5 who are
kept by the power of God
through faith for salvation
ready to be revealed in the
last time.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Peter begins his first letter with a complex greeting. After
addressing God's "elect" who are strangers in the world and
scattered throughout different areas (v.1), Peter uses the struggles
of this life to highlight the glory and security of heaven. He speaks
of the permanence of their home and inheritance in heaven__it
is "kept" (v.5) and can never spoil or "fade" (v.4). Peter reminds
them that they are shielded by God's own power. He reiterates the
confidence Jesus gave His followers in John 10:27-29: Those who
belong to God, the elect, are held safe and secure in His hand.