Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. (1 Corinthians 15:50)
Daily reading: Song of Songs 5
Peter anchors Christian hope in three “incorruptible” realities. First, believers are born again … of incorruptible seed (1 Peter 1:23)—the living, abiding word of God. All flesh withers like grass, but the life God plants cannot decay. Second, that new life should wear fitting clothing: the incorruptible adornment of a meek and quiet spirit (1 Peter 3:3-4). Loud self-assertion may dazzle for a moment, yet the gentle linen of humility—like the high priest’s simple Day-of-Atonement robes—delights God and endures. Finally, the reborn travel toward an inheritance incorruptible, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven (1 Peter 1:4). Earthly estates crumble under war, moth, rust or thieves; heavenly assets do not. Since the seed that begot us, the character we cultivate and the wealth we await are all beyond decay, let’s invest our days in storing treasure where neither time nor evil can touch it, confident that what is done in Christ is forever imperishable.
