Are We Proclaiming It?

1 Peter 1:18-21 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.

What are we putting our hope in during trying times? When tribulation and persecution arise, what are we putting our faith in? Peter reminds us that our hope should always be found in Christ Jesus. Why? Well, because God did something that should have solidified our faith and hope in Him. What was that "something" He did? He resurrected the Lord Jesus from the dead, giving us the proof we needed to reassure us that our salvation in Christ is sure. Here is the wonderful and mind-blowing truth about God's plan of salvation, and Jesus' resurrection; it was planned long before any of us existed. As a matter of fact, it was planned long before God ever created a single solitary thing. Salvation was not a last minute emergency plan. Man's fall was not a surprise, and God did not panic when the devil deceived Eve, or when Adam willingly disobeyed God's command not to eat the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. God's love existed, for us, long before the earth was formed. What an amazing truth! Yet, how often we panic when troubles come our way. The same God whose plan overcame sin and death is the same God who is with us, and who already has a plan in place to get us through times of suffering. God's plan of salvation is proof that His plans are always perfect, and that He can be trusted one hundred and ten percent, thereby solidifying our hope in the One who is our Living Hope. God's salvation is not cheap, and it is the only way to an intimate relationship with Him. It is the only way to become a citizen of Heaven. A salvation that is this valuable, and that was carried out with such great and perfect love, is a salvation that is worth being proclaimed and shared with a lost and dying world. Do we truly believe that? If so, are we proclaiming it? If not, then why not?

Today, God extends an invitation to you to accept His free gift of salvation (Rom 6:23). Will you accept it? Anyone who calls on Jesus, by faith, in repentance, confessing your sins, will receive eternal life. Do not put off calling on Him, and receive His free gift of salvation today (Rom 10:13).