Peter’s letter now shifts. He laid the bedrock of our faith in the undeserved grace of God toward us who believe. Now Peter is going to encourage the saints to love one another. How do we treat our neighbors, coworkers, spouses, bosses, the government? We never move pass the gospel, we never transition to earning the gospel, but Christ has died, Christ has risen, and Christ will come again, and we are called to live out the gospel in our everyday lives till He returns.
Sometimes it seems that God is speaking truth into our lives at the perfect time. This is not coincidence. This is a sign of God’s perfect providence. Our spiritual forefathers have stated that God governs all of His creatures and their actions through his works of Providence. They came to hold this belief from books like 1 Peter. In this series through 1 Peter, we will see the deep love and control of God over our lives, how He is weaving us into His great plan. Peter wrote this book to show that by seeing God’s awesome power and control we would entrust ourselves to His care, standing firm in the faith we have in Jesus, our rock and cornerstone.
