20 Mar 2012
I Peter 1:5
I Peter 1:5: “Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.”
It is God’s power that keeps us – not our own works or effort. This is another reason why we cannot lose our salvation: not only did we do nothing to earn it (for it was entirely accomplished by Christ’s righteous life, death, and resurrection), but it is God’s power (not ours!) that holds us. No one can take us away from God, and no power is mighty enough to rip us from His hand. He has a firm grip on us, and because of that our salvation is assured.
The phrase “ready to be revealed in the last time” reminds me of Christ’s parable about the wheat and the tares: both grew up in the same field and both looked the same, but when harvest time came it was easy to tell the difference between them. The Bible says that we are tested so that our faith might be found unto praise, honor, and glory at the appearing (or “revelation”) of Jesus Christ. When He returns we will be revealed. At that moment God will dramatically show the difference between the wheat and the tares – between those who are His children and those who are not. And that day is rapidly approaching.