“Though you have not seen him, you Love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy,” 1 Peter 1:8 (NIV)
Peter, of course, had been one of the twelve disciples of Jesus and had been with Him in His ministry for 3 years. He was writing this letter to people who had come to believe in Jesus although they had never seen Him. That is how we are so we can apply these words to ourselves today. I hope it is true that you love Jesus even though you haven't seen Him with your physical eyes. And I hope that when you think of Jesus you believe in Him and that the very thought of His love for you give you great joy. Yes friends, Jesus is a great Savior. He died to take the penalty for our sins. Now, He is praying for us each day and promising to fill us with joy. As we pray to God in the name of His Son our own hearts can experience being filled with a joy that is hard to express. That is what comes when we by faith believe and grow to love Jesus whom we have never seen with our eyes but have experienced through the Holy Spirit who lives in us.
Peter, of course, had been one of the twelve disciples of Jesus and had been with Him in His ministry for 3 years. He was writing this letter to people who had come to believe in Jesus although they had never seen Him. That is how we are so we can apply these words to ourselves today. I hope it is true that you love Jesus even though you haven't seen Him with your physical eyes. And I hope that when you think of Jesus you believe in Him and that the very thought of His love for you give you great joy. Yes friends, Jesus is a great Savior. He died to take the penalty for our sins. Now, He is praying for us each day and promising to fill us with joy. As we pray to God in the name of His Son our own hearts can experience being filled with a joy that is hard to express. That is what comes when we by faith believe and grow to love Jesus whom we have never seen with our eyes but have experienced through the Holy Spirit who lives in us.
