Ahead

I am currently reading through 1 Peter 1. I invite you to open your Bible and read along with me or find it online here.

1 Peter 1

6 So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you have to endure many trials for a little while.

7 These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold - though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.

Ahead. One of the great challenges of our journey is maintaining what I call an “eternal perspective”. You will face “many trials” (period); but you can (and should) express gladness knowing that what lies ahead is joy. I would encourage you to memorize that thought, “Be truly glad ... there is wonderful joy ahead.”