God has done many great things for us. None of them more important than the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. He did it for the forgiveness of our sins, and for our salvation. Yet, while we are here on this earth we go through many trials and temptations. And even though these earthly problems may never go away, God has secured our place in heaven, free from all sin and death and struggle. As Peter writes to fellow Christians who are undergoing various kinds of afflictions, he writes to them giving them hope, a living hope, in the life that is to come for them, who by faith will receive it.