Day 119 Living Hope | 1 Peter 1:3-7

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Have you ever wondered why hardship seems to find even those with the strongest faith? Today we dive deep into Peter's powerful message of "living hope" from 1 Peter 1:3-7, exploring how trials serve a divine purpose in our spiritual journey.

Just as athletes train rigorously for competition or musicians practice tirelessly for performances, our faith requires intentional strengthening to withstand life's challenges. Peter doesn't sugarcoat the reality of suffering—instead, he reframes it as a refining process. Like gold tested in fire, our faith emerges more precious and pure through difficulties. The early Christians facing persecution needed this perspective, and so do we in our modern struggles.

What makes Peter's message revolutionary is the promise of an inheritance "kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond reach of change and decay." This eternal promise transforms how we experience temporary trials. Rather than avoiding hardship or questioning God's goodness, we're called to practice praise as spiritual training. By deliberately cultivating gratitude and worship now, we develop the spiritual muscles needed to stand firm when challenges arise. This isn't toxic positivity—it's strategic spiritual preparation rooted in resurrection hope.

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Speaker 1 (00:02):
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Today is day 119, living Hope.
From 1 Peter, chapter 1, verses3 through 7, from the New
Living Translation.
All praise to God, the Fatherof our Lord Jesus Christ.
It is by His great mercy thatwe have been born again, because
God raised Jesus Christ fromthe dead.
Now we live with a greatexpectation and we have a
priceless inheritance, aninheritance that is kept in
heaven for you, pure andundefiled, beyond reach of

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change and decay, and throughyour faith, god is protecting
you by his power until youreceive this salvation, which is
ready to be revealed on thelast day for all to see.
So be truly glad.
There is a wonderful joy ahead,even though you must endure
many trials for a little while.
These trials will show thatyour faith is genuine.

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It is being tested as firetests and purifies gold, though
your faith is far more preciousthan mere gold.
So when your faith remainsstrong through many trials, it
will bring you much praise andglory and honor on that day when
Jesus Christ is revealed to thewhole world.
Now these words from Peterremind me of the importance of

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training, whether it's forsports, music, drama or dance.
Anyone who's ever practiced fora game or a performance knows
that the goal is to be readywhen the big moment comes.
Peter is giving early Christiansin the Roman Empire the kind of
encouragement that you'd hearfrom a coach or a mentor.
His message Get ready, stayready, keep your eyes on the

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hope that we have in Jesus.
Even though life may be hard,god's mercy has given us a new
birth and a living hope,something no trial or hardship
can ever take away.
Now Peter knew that manybelievers were going to go
through tough times.
His answer wasn't to avoidhardship or pretend everything
was fine.
Instead, he reminded them oftheir spiritual inheritance,

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something pure, eternal andpromised by God, and he
encouraged them to strengthentheir faith through praise and
trust in the midst of trials.
When life gets difficult, ournatural response might be
frustration or doubt, but Peterencourages us to train our
hearts to praise.
Just like physical trainingbuilds strength, spiritual

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training through worshipprepares us to stand firm when
challenges come.
So here's the tip for the dayPractice praising God right now.
Tip for the day Practicepraising God right now.
Build those spiritual musclesso that when hard times come,
you're ready to stand strong inliving hope.
Pray with me.

(03:13):
Thank you, lord, for the hopewe have in Jesus.
Help me train my heart throughpraise so I can stand firm in
faith no matter what comes.
Amen.
Well, that's all for today, butI'll be back tomorrow with more
of God's Word.

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