1 Peter 1:3
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.
Various times through the Gospels Jesus made it very clear that he came here to earth to bring us life. Now here is something we really need to think about.
If he came here to give us life, what kind of life did God have in plan? To get the answer, we have to go back to Abraham. Jesus was the sacrifice which fulfilled the Abrahamic covenant. The Lord said to Abraham "In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed" Genesis 22:18.
On the cross, Jesus said "it is finish" and he was talking about this covenant. Finished, fulfilled, paid in full. That means the promises God made to Abraham and his descendants (us) are secured.
So back to today's verse; he has given us new birth, a new life. How should that life look like? Paycheck to paycheck? Totally stressed out? Down and out? Depressed?
Is that what God intended in allowing His only son to be killed for us? Of course not! His intention is for us to live a blessed life, with abundance till it overflows so we can be a blessing to others.
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