Grace and Peace

1 Peter 1:1-2

"Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the pilgrims of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied."

Today we started the book of 1 Peter. It was written around 64 A.D. We looked up all of the mentioned places on our Bible maps, seeing the area of the scattered Christians.

We see the Trinity spoken of here. God the Father has chosen us before the creation of the world, God the Spirit has set us apart as saints, and God the Son desires our obedience. We researched the "sprinkling of the blood" in Ex. 24:3-8 where a covenant was made with blood and the people made a promise. This was 1400 years before 1 Peter! The blood of Jesus seals our covenant with God when we make a serious commitment to obey Him.

May grace and peace be abundant in our lives this day in the year of our Lord, 2006.