1Peter
1:17-25 –The
resurrection according to God’s plan – The resurrection was destined by God for
eternity
God raised
Jesus in conformity with eternal destiny.
God has a
destiny for every person, even for Jesus. God had the cross in mind even before
the creation of humanity. He knew of humanity’s upcoming fall. He knew of the
disobedience and rebellion before humanity’s creation. God had a plan to
restore us to fellowship before the sacrifice of Christ. It was the eternal
destiny of Jesus to be the Messiah, to die, and rise again (verse 20). The
question arises: If God knew in advance of humanity’s sin and the horrible
death necessary on the cross, why did God bother to make us? Only God can
answer that.
Life on earth
is a time of exile. (v.17) Christians are in the world but not of the world. Life
is a pilgrimage on a one-way street with no turning back to live again. We are
only foreigners, from our home is in heaven. Christians are in a passing parade
on the way to heaven. We are aliens and exiles. The earth is not ours but the
Lord’s Life, then, does not consist of the abundance of worldly possessions. We are as grass, here today and burned tomorrow.
Collect for Wednesday of the week of Easter 2: God of mercy, you have filled us with the hope of resurrection by restoring man to his original dignity. May we who relive this mystery each year come to share it in perpetual love. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who live and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen [2]
[1] The Risen
Christ, © Ed Riojas, Higher Things
[2] Collect for
Wednesday of the week of Easter 2, For All the Saints, A Prayer Book For and By
the Church, Vol. III © 1995 The American Lutheran Publicity Bureau Delhi, NY
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