All of us need an anchor that will hold during the storms of life. The anchor we need is our faith. What have you put your faith in? How important is it to have faith? Where do we find faith strong enough to make it through the storms of life? Peter knows how important faith is and he gives us a great picture of a faith that we can anchor deep with; and a faith which will hold us during the storms of life.

Using 1 Peter chapter 1 as our foundation, let’s look at how Peter teaches us to live Christ centered, faith filled lives in the midst of some difficult times. First, we must understand the concept of timeless faith (1 Peter 1:4-5). The question isn’t if we have faith, every one has at least a measure of faith according to the Bible. The atheist has faith that his rational reasoning has removed the possibility of God. He has faith in his intellectual ability. Others have faith in their abilities, skills, connections, friends, families, and even themselves. However, the question is where is your faith anchored? Sooner or later the storms of life will begin to blow and then the question becomes will the anchor of faith hold. Peter gives us three reasons why it’s important to anchor our faith in Christ.

First, faith in Christ is imperishable. You may say, “how can that be?” Well, faith in Christ is kept in heaven. Jesus says that we are to put our treasures in heaven where moth and rust can’t destroy or the thief can steal. If our faith is set upon the things of this world, then our faith will perish. Our faith is to be set in heaven, and not on the things of the world. That’s the only way that we know our faith is imperishable.

Second, our faith in Christ is uncorrupted. Perhaps you have heard the phrase, “absolute power corrupts absolutely.” It’s a statement which indicates our sinful nature. History is full of leaders who started out with the best intentions but pride, ego, or other flaws got in the way. If we place our faith in a leader, it is but a matter of time before the corruptible nature of the individual is revealed. However, Christ has no sin, and our faith should be in the power of God. God has absolute power and it’s uncorrupted. Our faith can only be incorruptible when it’s placed in Jesus Christ.

Finally, our faith in Christ is unfading. There are many people who are fad people. They jump on the latest trend or idea and about a year or so later they jump on something new. If you don’t believe me then pull out your high school year book and look at the hairstyles, the clothes you wore, and the tone of the culture during that time period. How much have things changed in the last 10, 20, or 30 years? Nevertheless, Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever and the faith we have now will see us through these tough and perilous times we are living in.

Next time, we will continue our teaching on living our faith without compromise.