Daily Devotional “Your Present Deliverance”
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August 01, 2023
“Obtaining as the outcome of your faith the salvation of your souls” (1 Peter. 1:9).
Your present deliverance sets you free from the penalty and power of sin.
In 1 Corinthians 1:18 Paul says that “the word of the cross is to those who are perishing foolishness, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God” (emphasis added).
That emphasizes the marvelous reality of the believer’s present deliverance from sin.
Peter stressed the same truth in 1 Peter 1:9, where he says that believers obtain as the outcome of their faith the salvation of their souls.
The Greek word translated “obtaining” in 1 Peter 1:9 literally means “presently receiving for yourselves.”
It speaks of obtaining something that is due you as a result of your faith in Christ.
“Outcome of your faith” refers to the logical result or end of faith.
“Souls” speaks of the whole person.
The entire verse could be translated, “You rejoice because you have and continue to hold onto the logical result of your proven faith—your ongoing deliverance from sin.”
You need ongoing deliverance because sin is an ongoing problem.
You have new life in Christ, are a new creature in Him, and are no longer a slave to the penalty and power of sin, but you’re not yet fully glorified.
Consequently you’re still subject to sin’s influence.
Paul personalized that struggle in Romans 7, where he says, “The good that I wish, I do not do;
but I practice the very evil that I do not wish. . . . I find then the principle that evil is present in me, the one who wishes to do good. . . . Wretched man that I am!
Who will set me free from the body of this death?” (vv. 7:19, 7:21, 7:24).
The victory comes in verse 25, which says, “Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!”
Jesus is the Great Deliverer, through whom you have victory over sin, death, and hell.
That’s the last spiritual privilege in Peter’s brief list, but it’s by no means the least.
As you love and trust Him, you’ll know the joy of present deliverance.
Prayer
Praise the Lord for your deliverance from sin’s bondage.
Further Reading
Review all the spiritual privileges and sources of Christian joy we’ve discussed this month. Keep them fresh in your mind as you face the challenges of each new day.
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