Renewed to Honor

Today we are going to continue with the chapter 2 in the first letter of Peter. But this section is about Jesus and not Peter. In John 21:17 Jesus asks Peter the third time "“Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep."   This is the very same Jesus who knows you, the same Jesus who saved you. Come, let us meditate on who He is. This portion is really important in our understanding of the Lord. Those who love to dig deeper, I would recommend Romans chapter 9 also. Let us read the portion and go one verse by verse. As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it stands in Scripture...

 Dear church, This week we will continue our studies through the first book of Peter. Since it has been a while, let us remember how Peter came to Christ. You will find them in Matthew 4:18-22, Luke 5:1-11 where Peter and Andrew are seen. They tried to catch fish all night long and Jesus tells them to go a little further and fish. Over there they get the catch of a lifetime. They could have been from then living a happy life having settled their families. They could have got all that they wanted. In our terms started a great and successful fishing business. Got more boats and made a name for themselves. That moment Peter understands the truth. Jesus was not ordinary. Peter having recognised Jesus as holy and himself as a sinner says to Jesus "Go away from me, for I am a sinful man".  Brothers the first thing that we see when our eyes are open to seeing God as holy is seeing our sins as unholy.  But - thank God for such mercy, but Jesus tells him "Do not be afraid ...