Right at Home

Christ died once for our sins. An innocent person died for those who are guilty. Christ did this to bring you to God, when his body was put to death and his spirit was made alive.

1 Peter 3:18 (CEV)

Where do you feel most at home? It may be some place far from where you are now. Or perhaps it isn’t a place. Maybe it’s when you are with a special person.

There’s a deep part of us, our soul, that will only be at home when we are right with God. If we “move away” by rejecting him or rebelling by doing sinful things, our soul will be lost, alone, unsafe.

Peter experienced that. He was confident Jesus showed the way to God. Even when others walked away because Jesus’s teachings were hard, Peter said, “Where else could we go?” Yet Peter also wandered away. He denied knowing Jesus, right before Jesus died. Peter knew what it was like to be lost without Jesus.

So, when Peter wrote letters to God’s people, he explained what Jesus really did by dying: he opened the door to bring us back into friendship with God. Jesus took our sins, forgave us, and made a way for our souls to be saved—to be at home with God.

Peter encourages us to accept Jesus’s forgiveness so our souls can come home to be with God forever. Will you choose to find your home with Jesus today?

SPIRITUAL FITNESS TRAINING

Jot down any words from today’s Scripture verse that stand out to you. As you do, thank Jesus for what he did on the cross so that you can live!

PRAY

Jesus, don’t let my soul be homeless. Thank you for forgiving me and bringing me back to God.

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