Today's Devotion: For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. (The Holy Bible : New International Version. electronic ed. Grand Rapids : Zondervan, 1996, c1984, S. 1 Pe 1:23)

In this verse, Peter is talking to the diaspora, or those Christians who have been scattered like seeds in a world that is hostile world to Christianity. Yet, we are born again, not as seed to be trampled and destroyed, but as seed to grow and mature through the guarantee of life that God gives to us in Jesus Christ.

Today's Comments: Here is another passage which reminds us that we are different from the rest of the world. We were planted in the garden of this world to be nurtured by God. We have a purpose, and God has a plan for us, and as we grow in Christ, we grow into maturity according to that plan. Thus, we are born again in God and are destined to fulfill His purpose.