"Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls."
This was my FaceBook verse the other day. I wondered about it quite a bit in some meditation time. Do I love him? Do I believe in him? Am I filled with joy? Inexpressible joy? Does my faith even have a goal? Can I honestly say that Peter could have written that to me?
I guess the answers, for me anyway, are matters of degrees rather than straight yes or no. I do love him, but so often it is not with all of me. I do believe in him, but don't always trust his faithfulness and goodness. I do have a measure of joy and there are times when it is beyond words...but not at all times. I am encouraged, though, that Peter thought to write this to someone...someone whom either was further along or someone who needed encouragement to get there. I'll take it as the latter.
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