May 9, 2021 - All We Need is Love - Pastor Paul Vallee

1 Peter 1:22-25 Leonardo Da Vinci said: “that a life without love is no life at all.” Often in trials, feelings of abandonment can overwhelm a person. Believers are tempted to gradually turn away from God and allow their minds to be closed toward Him, possibly blaming God for not caring. Isaiah was called by God to speak words of comfort to the people of God, who found themselves in exile. They needed to be reassured that God had not forgotten them and that they would be restored. This theme that Peter now applies to these first-century believers who may feel that they have been forsaken by God. They need a word of reassurance, comfort and grace. Peter will remind them that God’s promises are eternal and will endure despite the trials they are now facing. Here in 1 Peter 1:22-2:3, we have a movement away from a word to the specific individual’s calling to live a holy or wholesome life toward how each of us should relate to each other in the community of faith. In other words, we are directed for the moment away from our focus on our personal responsibility toward God and to see how our calling impacts the people around us, particularly fellow believers.