2 Pet. 1:1-4
5 times in his 2 epistles, the apostle Peter mentions possessions that are precious to the people of God.
Let us go through them and take note of our precious possessions.
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There Are Precious Trials (1 Peter 1:7)
The apostle Peter tells us that the trials of life are very precious things.
They have a way of helping us.
They remove the impurities from our lives.
They bring us closer to the Lord.
We will be reminded of several great truths that we often forget when life is easy.
We will be reminded that :
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The trials and valleys of life are no fun and we would rather be spared having to go through them.
But when we have gone through the valley and come out on the other side, we will know the Lord better than we could have otherwise.
We will be stronger in the faith than we ever could have been.
The valley shows us a side of God we could never see otherwise.
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There Is Precious Blood (1 Peter 1:19)
The apostle Peter tells us that the Blood of Jesus is a precious substance.
It is of great price and is to be held in honor and great esteem.
It is the price of redemption.
It is the proof of God's love for us.
It is the only substance known to God or man that can cleanse away our sins.
It is pure blood that was shed by an innocent man.
And His blood and His death were accepted in place of our own by the Father in Heaven.
The blood of the Lord Jesus Christ is precious blood!
His blood, and the blood alone, makes us right with God.
It is precious blood.
We need to cherish, protect and proclaim the blood of Jesus.
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There Is A Precious Savior (1 Peter 2:6-7)
The apostle Peter tells us that the Lord Jesus Himself is precious.
His value to His believers is beyond all human comprehension.
He loves them.
He cares about them.
He understands their needs.
He is always near to help them.
He paid the ultimate price to save them.
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There Is A Precious Faith (2 Peter 1:1)
The apostle Peter tells us that our faith, our system of belief, is a precious thing.
It is the only one that is valid in the eyes of God!
All the people involved in all the other religious systems in the world are being deceived by their false doctrines.
There is one, and only one, means of salvation and that is through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Our faith is precious because:
We must not take our precious faith for granted.
We must cherish our faith.
We must cherish and see the value in the things God has given to us.
We must protect the faith and passing it on to another generation.
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There Are Precious Promises (2 Peter 1:4)
The apostle Peter tells us that there are some promises of God that are valuable and are to be held in great esteem.
There is the promise of His Love.
There is the promise of His Presence.
There is the promise of His Provision.
There is the promise of His Grace.
There is the promise of His Heaven.
There are many promises contained in the pages of the Holy Scriptures.
God will bring them all to pass!
The promises of God are forever!
We can hold onto them for they shall never fail!
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God has indeed given us some very precious and valuable things.
Are we cherishing them as we should be?
Are we guarding the things of God and passing them along to others so that there will be another generation that knows God and will walk with Him?
5 times in his 2 epistles, the apostle Peter mentions possessions that are precious to the people of God.
Let us go through them and take note of our precious possessions.
*******
There Are Precious Trials (1 Peter 1:7)
The apostle Peter tells us that the trials of life are very precious things.
They have a way of helping us.
They remove the impurities from our lives.
They bring us closer to the Lord.
We will be reminded of several great truths that we often forget when life is easy.
We will be reminded that :
- The Lord Jesus is always with us.
- Our valleys of life are planned by the Lord.
- Our trials are helping us grow in the Lord.
- Something better is waiting just down the way
- Even when times are bad, God is still good.
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The trials and valleys of life are no fun and we would rather be spared having to go through them.
But when we have gone through the valley and come out on the other side, we will know the Lord better than we could have otherwise.
We will be stronger in the faith than we ever could have been.
The valley shows us a side of God we could never see otherwise.
*******
There Is Precious Blood (1 Peter 1:19)
The apostle Peter tells us that the Blood of Jesus is a precious substance.
It is of great price and is to be held in honor and great esteem.
It is the price of redemption.
It is the proof of God's love for us.
It is the only substance known to God or man that can cleanse away our sins.
It is pure blood that was shed by an innocent man.
And His blood and His death were accepted in place of our own by the Father in Heaven.
The blood of the Lord Jesus Christ is precious blood!
His blood, and the blood alone, makes us right with God.
It is precious blood.
We need to cherish, protect and proclaim the blood of Jesus.
*******
There Is A Precious Savior (1 Peter 2:6-7)
The apostle Peter tells us that the Lord Jesus Himself is precious.
His value to His believers is beyond all human comprehension.
He loves them.
He cares about them.
He understands their needs.
He is always near to help them.
He paid the ultimate price to save them.
*******
There Is A Precious Faith (2 Peter 1:1)
The apostle Peter tells us that our faith, our system of belief, is a precious thing.
It is the only one that is valid in the eyes of God!
All the people involved in all the other religious systems in the world are being deceived by their false doctrines.
There is one, and only one, means of salvation and that is through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Our faith is precious because:
- It is free.
- It is open to all.
- It is complete.
- It is totally the work of God.
- It is foolproof.
- It is eternal.
- It is something that can be lived.
We must not take our precious faith for granted.
We must cherish our faith.
We must cherish and see the value in the things God has given to us.
We must protect the faith and passing it on to another generation.
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There Are Precious Promises (2 Peter 1:4)
The apostle Peter tells us that there are some promises of God that are valuable and are to be held in great esteem.
There is the promise of His Love.
There is the promise of His Presence.
There is the promise of His Provision.
There is the promise of His Grace.
There is the promise of His Heaven.
There are many promises contained in the pages of the Holy Scriptures.
God will bring them all to pass!
The promises of God are forever!
We can hold onto them for they shall never fail!
*******
God has indeed given us some very precious and valuable things.
Are we cherishing them as we should be?
Are we guarding the things of God and passing them along to others so that there will be another generation that knows God and will walk with Him?
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