Free Bible Commentary
“First Peter 1:10-12”
Categories: First Peter“As to this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that would come to you made careful searches and inquiries, seeking to know what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow. It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, in these things which now have been announced to you through those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things into which angels long to look.”
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What a tremendous blessing it is to be living in “the last days” when God speaks to His people “through His Son” Jesus in the pages of the New Testament (Hebrews 1:1-2). A critical component of proof that the Gospel is completely trustworthy is that salvation through Jesus and His church is the fulfilment of numerous prophecies made by the prophets of old. But, we who live on this side of the cross can understand the meaning of those prophecies in much greater detail than any of the Old Testament prophets who actually “predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow” (verse 11). In fact, if we so desire we can have a greater grasp on God’s plan of salvation than even the angels of heaven who “long to look” into it (verse 12).
We do our spiritual health a great disservice and we deprive ourselves of a wealth of spiritual blessings when we neglect to delve frequently into the treasure trove that is the Bible. Through the pages of the Holy Writ, God “has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness,” and “has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature” (2 Peter 1:3-4). The word of God is “able to save” our “souls” (James 1:21), illuminate our paths (Psalm 119:105), and revive our spirits when we falter and fall (Psalm 119:25). “All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.” (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
“These things which now have been announced to you through those who preach the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven” are just too crucial and wonderful and beneficial to live without. And there is no good reason to “neglect so great a salvation” as this (Hebrews 2:3). God sent and sacrificed His Son and revealed His inspired message of truth, hope and salvation. The rest is up to us!
Please read 1 Peter 1:13-16 for tomorrow. And a whole lot more than that!
Have a blessed day!
-Louie Taylor
