The end of your faith

In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ, whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, receiving the end of your faith—the salvation of your souls. – 1 Peter 1.6-9

It is easy to get discouraged sometimes in our Christian lives. It is easy to not be joyful while we are here on earth. We have already seen how these trials and more precious than gold. We have already seen how we love Christ without ever seeing him. 

But the best part is saved for last. What is going to happen at the end. What is the end of our faith? 

It is a wonderful promise – the end result is the salvation of our souls. It is the final and complete salvation of our souls when we will not only be saved from the penalty of sin and the power of sin but we will be saved from the presence of sin. 

One day our faith is going to end. It is going to end in sight. It is going to end when Jesus is no longer unseen. It will end when we see Jesus. Then it will be worth it all – all of the trials and tribulations and sufferings and all of our trusting during those time when our faith ends in sight, and in the final salvation of our souls. 

It will be worth it all, when we see Jesus. Life's trials will seem so small when we see Christ. One glimpse of His dear face...