Back from hiatus

I may read 1 peter for a week and blog about it. Took up the idea from Francis Chan.

1 Pet 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy he has caused us to be born again into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead to an inheritance that is imperisable, undefiled, and unfading kept in heaven for you who by Gods power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

This is WONDERFUL. For the past 2 weeks, the time where I wasn't blogging I have been feeling so far from God. It felt that God was silent, but that wasn't the case. I was just texting God. I would lift up a few prayers to God but not making an effort to hear back from him - through his word..

If we look down on the Israelites - I am just as sinful as they were/are. God had brought them out the desert and God had carried them out of egypt with his mighty hand. They turned away from Him for idols. It has been what 40 days?

For me, God had been so good to me and yet within days I would turn to idols..

Why is this verse so great?

GOD KNEW I WAS GOING TO MESS UP. GOD CHOSE ME AND SAVED ME KNOWING I WOULD TURN AWAY FROM HIM. GOD STILL CHOSE TO GIVE ME SOMETHING THAT WOULD NEVER FADE. HIS GIFT OF LIFE. HIS SALVATION. THE KING OF KINGS, THE LORD OF LORDS - HE IS CRAZY ABOUT ME. HE DOES NOT CARE ABOUT MY FLAWS. HE STILL WILLING TOOK MY SHAME AND GUILT AWAY FROM ME.

HE IS GOOD.