As we have continued through 1 Peter, we’re seeing how many Christians live today as if the world were our final destination. We pour our life resources and energy into things that will barely last 50 years, let alone eternity. We frequently cave in to the old sinful desires. We struggle to remain faithful in the midst of great suffering. We’ve lost sight  of the glorious inheritance waiting for us.

God calls us to live as “strangers” in this world, spiritual sojourners that are just passing through. As children of the living God, our focus should be on eternity as we point people to the living Christ who paid it all for us. Our priorities and lifestyle should undergo a radical transformation.

In 1 Peter, Peter unpacks what this transformed life looks like and how it should interact with this world. In 1 Peter 4:1-6, we see that when we put our faith in Jesus, we bury our old lives, and choose to pursue a radical new lifestyle. It’s a lifestyle that is characterized as all or nothing and is marked by the magnificent obsession to live all for Jesus. Continue Reading…