IMPERISHABLE

“Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth

so that you have sincere love for your brothers, 

love one another deeply, from the heart.

For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, 

but of imperishable,

through the living and enduring word of God. 

For, ‘All men are like grass,

and all their glory is like the flowers of the field:

The grass withers and the flowers fall,

But the word of the Lord stands forever.’

And this is the word that was preached to you.”

1 Peter 1:22-25

hagnizō⁴⁸ – to make clean, i.e. (fig.) sanctify (cer. or mor.): - purify (self).

aphthartŏs⁸⁶² – undecaying (in essence or continuance): -  not (in-, un-) corruptible, immortal.

            How can we be pure? By obeying the truth which is found in God’s word (Psalm 119:9). Christ sanctifies us as we continue to follow him in obedience. And the life he gives us is undecaying, incorruptible, immortal. He also gives us the ability to love our brothers and sisters in Christ deeply, from the heart, as we share in this eternal life. Our earthly bodies will fade and fall; but our life with Jesus, based on the truth of his word, will last forever.

            Lord, thank you for eternal life. Thank you for empowering me to live victoriously even while in this mortal body. Thank you for giving me the strength to obey you. Thank you for the gift of your word. Thank you for the Holy Spirit within me to guide me.