“And if you address as Father him who judges without favouritism according to each individual’s deeds, live out the time of your exile here in reverent awe.” 1 Peter 1:17
In this verse from 1 Peter we are told to live out the time of our exile here in reverent awe. Sometimes it is easy to read quickly and miss a very important point. Most of us don’t think of our existence on earth as exile. We tend to live in the here and now, yet our time here is temporary, and where we spend eternity is at stake.
The rest of the verse tells us we have been ransomed, not with money, but with blood, the precious blood of a sacrificial lamb, Jesus Christ. If we are truly ransomed we owe a great debt. While it is one we can never repay, we can at least lessen it in faithful, obedient service to God, our Creator, in the Name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
“For you know that the price of your ransom form the futile way of life handed down from your ancestors was paid, not in anything perishable like silver or gold, but in precious blood as of a blameless and spotless lamb, Christ.” 1 Peter 1:18-19
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