I once heard a sermon from Rob Bell about Grace and Peace. My academic advisor always signed her emails Grace and Peace. I decided one day I would name my dogs Grace and Peace but in different languages. So people would be like what does that mean and id say "oh Grace and Peace". I think that when we are reading the New Testament, or at least when I read it, I tend to skip the greeting to get to the meaty stuff. Have you ever noticed how many New Testament books of the Bible have Grace and Peace in the first chapter? Its a lot...go look. But anyhow, at aboveground we are looking at 1st Peter. In chapter 1 it says "Grace and peace be yours in abundance." Which is pretty great I thought...then I took a quick look at 2nd Peter.. to find "Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord." The words that stand out there to me (other than grace and peace). YOURS, ABUNDANCE, KNOWLEDGE OF GOD, OUR LORD. So...the grace and peace is OURS we can and should have a whole ton of it because we know that God is our Lord and Savior!
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