Rejoicing in Trials - 1 Peter 1:6-9

Peter is addressing here a common experience for all Christians everywhere, which is the fact that we have this gracious savior, the hope of an imperishable, undefiled, unfading inheritance, all of these great promises for the life to come, and yet, our experience of life on this earth is filled with trials and hardships. How are we to understand the call to worship God and rejoice in our salvation in the midst of the very real, very difficult circumstances of life? Peter ties all of this together for us in 1 Peter 1:6-9. We hope you'll listen and be encouraged in your faith by God's Word.