02/08/2018
THURSDAY MORNING FOOD FOR THOUGHT 😊
1 Peter 1:1
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the STRANGERS scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia...
Peter said he was writing to God’s chosen people who are living as FOREIGNERS. The root word he used in the original language was parepídēmos, which means stranger, sojourner, or someone passing through. He wasn’t just talking about their location, he was talking about their DESTINATION. Peter wanted the early Christians, and all Christians, to know this world, as it is, is not our home. We are different. We are strangers passing through. This world may be our current location, but we have a different destination.
Consider how your destination should affect your direction. Does my marriage point my spouse, my family, and my friends toward God? Do my conversations, past-times and gut-level reactions look like I’m headed toward God? Do I work, spend money, and lead like someone who’s following Jesus home? In general, does my life look more like my location or my destination?