1st Peter 1:10. “Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:” THE GRACE THAT SHOULD COME UNTO YOU. They looked through the shadows and saw outlines of truth The Holy Spirit moved upon them to write things of holy worth And they knew the Messiah was coming in a general sense
They longer for clearer light as to the extent of God’s grace And though they knew it would be seen by men – that was about all They could grasp or reveal when on men they would call To repentance and faith seeking to turn men to God And the Holy Spirit moved them to write down His Word.
Then on to the world’s stage came the Lord Jesus Himself And the things that were hidden were revealed to help Those who in darkness and the bondage of sin were found It was the revelation of grace that now could be known By the searchers who waited to see how God’s grace Would be known and experienced by man’s fallen race Amazing as it is, the One who was rich became poor That we would know grace’s riches now and forever more.
Now the faith of believers can be both greater and stronger Knowing of Christ’s death and resurrection keeps us in darkness no longer So now we experience God’s grace in its revealed fullness And deliverance from sin by the Holy Spirit’s witness It is a well-known fact that we can experience grace by faith Resting one’s soul in Him because He took our place And His grace that at Calvary purchased eternal redemption Can bless us and keep us when God gives us salvation.
“There is nor doubt that grace has come to me Father God. I am not my own, I have been bought with the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. That grace has been made plain to me. Those believers of the Old Testament times were looking for an expected sight of that grace to be shown to them. I am thankful for the fact of that grace having been revealed to me. I praise Thee for this great grace, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”
The key theme of the Bible is the Person and work of our Lord Jesus Christ. The message of His suffering and the glory that follows started in Genesis and is described in many ways through the books of Moses, the prophets and the psalms. The Lord Himself used those scriptures to describe His life to two people as they walked the road to Emmaus. The Holy Spirit gave a consistent message to all forty-plus writers of scripture regarding the redemptive narrative. Those who knew Christ and are linked to Him by His grace through faith, can benefit by knowing their sufferings follow that of our Lord. What we experience, He already endured. The glory that awaits us is the glory He has gained from His suffering, death and resurrection.
Angels are mere bystanders when it come to the suffering experiences believers share with our Lord. Apparently all the other "families" in the universe look on with a certain fascination as the people of God who love the Lord and follow the Savior, follow His example and the path He went through suffering and trials that leads them to glory with Him. When the Holy Spirit was sent down from heaven by the Lord Jesus Christ to dwell in His people, there was given power through Him to do what was beyond mere human inclination. When the Lord's people understand this and claim the promises given that enable them to endure and triumph over trials, then we can appreciate all that God is doing through us and with us.