05/29/2011 - Mercy and Hope - 1 Peter 1:3-5

In the midst of trials do you have a "living hope"? Peter's goal is to prepare us for the trials and struggles that are sure to come, to equip us for the furnace. What carries us through and beyond our struggles is God's mercy and our "living hope." In the midst of trials we can live victoriously because of Jesus Christ and the salvation He has provided through His death and resurrection.