Resurrection Life In a World of Suffering: A 6-Day DevotionalSample

We are people of divided allegiances, divided hopes. We hedge our bets. We are the double-minded man of James 1:6–8, tossed about by waves of doubt. We are those Jesus warned about, storing up treasures both on earth and in heaven. Peter calls us instead to hope *fully* on grace, ready to battle doubt and temptation, soberly weighing the cost of divided loyalties. Those who place their hope fully on grace forgo the vain pleasures of this world and look to Christ. They treasure a future inheritance rather than seeking one in the present. Peter’s original audience was facing the loss of social, financial, and familial stability as a result of their conversion. Their current situation left little room for hope by human standards. To them, Peter’s call to a full hope in a future security would have been a mercy. It is for modern ears, as well. We also face uncertainty and loss in this life. But we do not place our hope in this life. Rather, we place it fully on the future grace that awaits us.—Jen Wilkin