Bible Verse of The Day – 1-15-20

1 Peter 1:3 (NKJV) 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead…

In the verse above, let’s focus today on one little phrase; “begotten us again”.

When I read this verse, those three words stood out to me more than anything else.

According to the abundant mercy of God, He has begotten us again!

What does that mean?

Well, in order to be “begotten again”, it means that we had to have been “begotten” once before. What does “begotten” mean? It means that we were born.

But then we had to have died. Otherwise, we could never be begotten again.

We were born once, in the natural, when our mother gave birth to us. But we were born dead (spiritually), because of sin. And we lived our life separated from God, the One who created us.

But then, by His abundant mercy, He breathed life into us again!

And He gave us a living hope. He did this through Jesus, whom He raised from the dead.

But take note of the word begotten in the actual context of the verse above. It’s a verb.

And the context that it was used in shows us that God took action by “begetting us again”!

He was purposeful and He pursued us. Why? Because He wanted us back. He wanted us alive again, so we could know Him, walk with Him and, ultimately, spend eternity with Him, not separated from Him.

That’s a really big deal!

Thank you, God, for caring enough about us that you would pursue us and give us the opportunity to be begotten again, by your abundant mercy.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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