We love Him

We can't see Him, but we love Him...........

That's the exact blessing and fact that Peter states here in verse 8, and then he brings out another blessing that is coming our way. 

Let's look at both of these today. 

1st Peter 1:8 whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,

1st Peter 1:9 receiving the end of your faith--the salvation of your souls.

First of all, the readers of this letter in his day, are just like believers in Jesus Christ today. They had not seen Jesus Christ personally, they had never met Him in that sense. They had only heard about Him from others. ( 1st Pet 1:12 )

That's pretty much the case with us also. We have had other people tell us about Jesus. However, like the readers in Peters day, and like countless millions of others down through these centuries, around the world, we also love Him. When we believed in Him, upon hearing about Him, and turning to Him, we were born again ( 1st Peter 1:3 ) and, from that moment on we have come to love Him, and do love Him now.  In fact, John tells us 1Jo 4:19* We love Him because He first loved us.

The second thing that Peter says in verse 9, is that we will receive the end of our faith, the salvation of our souls. We are saved now, ( 1st Pet 1:2-7 )

but, Peter seems to be referencing the completion of our salvation, that is, when we will be given new bodies, and will be in His visible sight, and He in ours. So, through faith we have been saved, we being saved and kept as it were through faith, and by His power. Yet, there is coming a day, one day, when we will experience the end of our faith, as mentioned above, the completion of our salvation.  And, from that moment on, we will be in eternity with God forever, and forever. What eternal blessings lay ahead for each of us in Christ. 

Well, 1st Peter is chock full of wonderful truth from God. It will be a continued blessing to read through it, and study it with you. 

May God bless you richly, may He cause His face to shine upon you, and may He lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. 

Application & Promises

1. There is literally no end to the blessings in store for us. 

2. What God has done, is the just the start.

3. The Lord wants us to enjoy these blessings now. 

4. It's even hard to express the joy we have sometimes.

5. If your not truly saved, You can be today.

6. Just turn to Jesus, received Jesus.

7. Believe in Him, give yourself to Him.

8. Ask Him to become your saviour.

9. He loves you, and you will begin to love Him.