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Thursday... There is so much for us if we do what we know.


1 Peter 1:14b (NLT), "You didn't know any better then."

Thursday... There is so much for us if we do what we know.

That is one of the main reasons why I spend time in the Bible. Even at my age there is still much to learn and to do.


My wife and I are going through a new stage in our life that we haven't lived before. I know, I know, all of life is that way.

I have just read the first chapter in Peter's first letter he wrote and there is so much here to see. In the latter part of verse 14 he writes, "You didn't know any better then." Even at 78 that is so true. We've never been through what we are now going to go through but God has.

Now Peter says in verse 13a, "So prepare your minds for action and exercise self control." Just because I am 78 doesn't mean that there still isn't some action for me to do and I need to prepare for it. That is why we need access to God no matter our age. That is what a relationship with Him is all about. He still has some action for each of us no matter our age.

Now what we are and will be going through isn't the same for you but our source of preparation can be the same.

The people that Peter wrote this letter to were going through some very difficult times because of their belief in Jesus. And maybe you are going through some tough times too. Verses 13-14 says, "So prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control." Now this verse 13 in the Amplified Bible says, "So prepare your minds for action, be completely sober [in spirit - steadfast, self-disciplined, spiritually and morally alert], fix your hope completely on the grace [of God] that is coming to you when Jesus Christ is revealed."

We all need to do that no matter our situation. He goes on and verse 14 (NLT) is very important. Peter says, "So you must live as God's obedient children. Don't slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn't know any better then." Even at 78, Bill, don't slip back, you know better now.

Now verses 6 & 7 says, "So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure trials for a little while. These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold - though your faith is more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world."

David writes in Psalm 101:1-2, "I will sing of your love and justice, LORD. I will praise you with songs. I will be careful to live a blameless life - when will you come to help me? I will live a life of integrity in my own home." Yes we have always wanted to know when but he has shown us what we are to do.

Yes, there is so much for us if we do what we know to do. We will be rewarded. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning





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