MARCH 20 Not One Forgotten I, Peter, am an apostle on assignment by Jesus, the Messiah, writing to exiles scattered to the four winds. Not one is missing, not one forgotten. God the Father has his eye on each of you, and has determined by the work of the Spirit to keep you obedient through the sacrifice of Jesus. May everything good from God be yours! 1 Peter 1:1–2, THE MESSAGE Have you ever felt left out? Ignored? Unimportant? Forgotten? Our Scriptures here are directed to the people of the day in which they were written, but it is also clear that they contain God’s truth for every generation. When the apostle Peter wrote to Christians who had been scattered due to persecution, his assurance that “not one is missing, not one forgotten” still applies to us today. My dear friends, one of the clear evidences that God loves us deeply is that He always seeks to talk to us. He does just that in Peter’s first letter. Then we are immediately and explicitly told that God’s divine interest is not vague, but specific. It is for each one of us. He knows us by name. He knows where we live. He knows our joys and sorrows. He knows our strengths and weaknesses. His eye is on us, you and me. What does the God who knows us personally want for each of us? He is “determined by the work of the Spirit to keep you obedient through the sacrifice of Jesus.” Obedience to God is no burden. It is a joy. It is when we truly begin to live life in full. And one of the marvelous results of obedience is that we actually get to receive and experience the “everything good” that is from God to us. Hallelujah! I praise you for your goodness to me, O God. I thank you that you know me by name and love me enough to have died for my sins Zschech, Darlene (2013-03-15). Revealing Jesus: A 365-Day Devotional (Kindle Locations 828-835). Baker Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
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