Being Guarded by the Power of God
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Bible Verses~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1Pet 1:5 Who [you] are being guarded by the power of God
through faith unto a salvation ready to be revealed at the last
time;
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Words of Ministry~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If we would enjoy our heavenly inheritance today and
participate in it, we need to be guarded. This means that we
need to be kept in the right position. Sometimes we are
distracted and moved away from the position necessary to enjoy
the heavenly inheritance. In the past we all have experienced,
at least to some extent, that when we are carried away from the
Lord by something, we lose the enjoyment of the inheritance of
eternal life. Therefore, we need to be guarded, protected.
Thank the Lord that we are being guarded by the power of God
through faith. The power of God is the means by which we are
being guarded. Faith is the secondary means through which the
power of God becomes effective in guarding us. Thus, the power
of God is on God's side, and the faith is on our side. This
indicates that we need to cooperate with the power of God. If
we cooperate in this way, we shall be kept in the right
position to enjoy our heavenly inheritance.
According to verse 5, we are being guarded, garrisoned (a
military term), by the power of God through faith unto
salvation. The result of this guarding is salvation. The
salvation spoken of in verse 5 is full salvation, ultimate
salvation.
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(c) 2007 Living Stream Ministry. Bible verses are taken from
the Recovery Version of the Bible and Words of Ministry, from
Witness Lee, Life-study of First Peter, pp. 39-40. Both are
published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA.
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