Trip to Glory!

For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit, through whom also he went and preached to the spirits in prison who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water, and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a good conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ

1 Peter 3:18-21

Did you ever have classroom teacher who threw in a really bazaar comment to see if the class was listening? It is a great way to bring everyone’s attention back to the subject at hand.

In these verses the Apostle Peter was talking about Jesus dying for our sins. He was righteous and we were unrighteous. He died physically but was made alive through the Spirit! Then Peter says “through whom also he went and preached to the spirits in prison who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built.” WHAT IS THAT ALL ABOUT? The sinners who drowned in Noah’s flood were visited in their prison by Jesus and He preached to them. Exactly, where was that and what did He say? It is great fuel for endless discussion and has been for hundreds of years.

The bottom line truth is this: Jesus loves every man, woman and child who has ever or will ever live. The question is not “What did Jesus do for the people who drowned in the flood?” The question is, “What will Jesus do for you to bring you safely to Heaven as His child?” The answer to that question is profound. Jesus not only died for you so that your sins might be forgiven, but He also orchestrates your life like a Good Shepherd leading you to the sheep fold.

Life on this earth is not a solo treasure hunt with the Bible as the map and Heaven as the goal. It is rather a guided tour with Jesus at the wheel of the bus and the Holy Spirit as the tour guide! My job is not to wander off on the trip! Pay attention because today there are some amazing things to see on this journey to glory!