27 NOV 23 Monday: A Closer Walk Devotional
“Now we live with great expectation, and we have a priceless inheritance-an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay.” 1 Pet. 1:3b-4
Typically, I look at life with low expectations so I am not disappointed. Some people think that is a terrible way to look at life or your interaction with people. The reason is people are not perfect, broken, and often oversell and underdeliver thereby leaving us disappointed. I’m not saying you should have low standards, there is a difference. Set standards high but keep expectations low and you will experience less disappointment.
Peter looks forward to Jesus and the next life with great expectation because God is perfect, holy, and never fails us. He can be trusted to do what he promises and delivers to the uttermost. Peter goes on to say that our inheritance is safe in heaven and it is pure, undefiled, and cannot change or even decay. Everything on earth is impure, defiled, changes, and decays, but heaven is not the same. His outlook on earthly temporary things is different from heavenly eternal things.
Jesus also chimes in on this and says that our treasure cannot be destroyed by moths, rust, or stolen because it is protected and secured by God himself. (Matt. 619-29) This is great news that we can be fully assured and never be disappointed. This is why Peter can have ‘great expectations’ for the future and so can we. We can live this life for Christ in radical obedience without worrying about the future and expect God to do all that he intends through us.
When we fully trust in God and surrender our lives to him, we can have this kind of confidence now and in the life to come.
Do you have great expectations for eternity?
Reading Plan: Psalm 106:1-18; Joel 3:1-2, 9-17; 1 Pet. 1:1-12; Matt. 19:1-12
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