The Children Of God and Rejoicing In Suffering.

Brothers and sisters, are you weary, tired and going through trials? These trials are being used to conform us to the image of Christ. We should do as Peter says and greatly rejoice in God's eternal plan for us!

1 Peter 1  ISV

1From:a Peter, an apostle of Jesus, the Messiah.b

To: The exiles of the Dispersionc in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2the people chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father through the sanctifying action of the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus, the Messiah,d and to be sprinkled with his blood.

May grace and peace be yours in abundance!

Our Hope and Joy are in the Messiah

3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah!e 

• Because of his great mercy he has granted us a new birth, 
• resulting in an immortal hope through the resurrection of Jesus, the Messiah,f from the dead 
• 4and to an inheritance kept in heaven for you that can’t be destroyed, corrupted, or changed.
• 5Through faith you are being protected by God’s power for a salvation that is ready to be revealed at the end of this era. 
• 6You greatly rejoice in this, even though you have to suffer various kinds of trials for a little while, 
• 7so that your genuine faith, which is more valuable than gold that perishes when tested by fire, may result in praise, glory, and honor when Jesus, the Messiah,g is revealed.
• 8Though you have not seenh him, you love him. And even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy, 9because you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

10Even the prophets, who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours, carefully researched and investigated this salvation. 11They tried to find out what era or specific time the Spirit of the Messiahi in them kept referring to when he predicted the sufferings of the Messiahj and the glories that would follow. 

12It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you in regard to the things that have now been announced to you by those who brought you the good news through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. These are things that even the angels desire to look into.