To be an exile means that you are not home, and all of us experience this sense that the world isn’t the way it’s supposed to be. Yet in the midst of that we can worship God because he’s given us an inheritance that is secure, brings joy, and is highly valuable.

Resources:

1 Peter 1:1-12

1 Peter: Baker Exegetical Commentary by Karen Jobes

1 Peter: New American Commentary by Tom Schreiner

1 Peter: Tyndale New Testament Commentary by Wayne Grudem

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