Life Talk Devotion 11/23/2023
The media has been bombarding us with not so subtle alarmist cries that life as we know it needs to be reset or drastically altered. Whether its climate change, socio-economic instabilities or geo-political saber rattling, a united heralding confronts us daily with the urgent call to usher in a new order of thought and life.
The idea of a reset conveys change, moving to a different paradigm or starting over because potentially what we have been doing doesn’t work any longer. Depending on who you listen to, this idea sparks hope in some for a new utopian era and fear in others that it will lead to an Orwellian world marshaled by vain and imperious technocrats. Either way, a person would have to be secluded on a desert island for the last several years not to realize life as we know it seems to be morphing before our very eyes and a shift to a new worldly reality may be on our doorsteps. Like it or not, something is in fact rumbling under the surface.
However, no matter what turbulence swirls around us and how the news of the day is spun, followers of Christ should not be subject to fear because we have a foundation of truth that cannot be reset. Many will try to deny, twist or impugn the truth God has ordained but like the laws of physics His truth is immutable and unshakeable. Time and history have proven God is faithful and His Word is sure.
The Great Reservation- 1 Peter 1:3-5
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 1 Peter 1:3-5
In 1 Peter chapter 1, it conveys an incredible and unwavering truth that is promised to all followers of Christ. It is a promise of a hope that is alive and enduring which cannot be squashed like so many dreams of this world. Embracing this hope births a capacity to see beyond the present, to see what will be and to know the Lord has given you a future.
The assurance of our living hope is anchored in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. When Jesus rose from the dead by the power of God, He broke the bondage and sting of death that held us captive (Romans 8:1-3) & (1 Corinthians 15:54-57). That same power that conquered death holds secure our future and is ready to be revealed to those who call upon Jesus Christ.
Coupled with that promise is an inheritance that has been reserved in heaven which God has declared as irrevocable for those who trust Jesus Christ as Savior. While earthly treasures, inheritances and dreams rust and fade, surrounding that promise of a heavenly inheritance is the guarantee it will not become defiled or corrupted because just like our salvation, it is sealed in Christ.
The vain titans of the modern world may call for an earthly cultural and financial reset. But no one can reset what God reserves in Heaven and keeps by His power for those who love Jesus Christ. Yes, there will be a day when a Great Reset does come, but it will be one that is initiated and executed by the Lord Jesus Christ, not man (see Revelation 21:1-8) .
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