“We naturally think, “Oh, the apostles…look at their faith. Look at their communion with Jesus.” But Peter is saying that the Gentile Christians in Asia Minor and we Christians in Central California are not second-class spiritual citizens. Every Christian has equal access to God. Every Christian has equal standing before God. God supplies our faith out of His righteousness. He is just. He is not a respecter of persons. God wants to do meaningful, supernatural work through your life.
That doesn’t necessarily mean He wants to work signs and wonders in your life – though He could – it means He wants to bear the same spiritual, supernatural fruit in your heart, your mind, your relationships and opportunities as He has done for believers in every other generation – including Peter’s generation.
Here’s why that’s so good and so important: The era of the apostles was coming to an end. James was dead. Peter was about to be dead. Paul was soon to follow. If church history is correct, within the next few years almost all of them would be gone. What would happen to the Church? The Church would continue because the gates of hell cannot prevail against it. Yes, they had a unique calling. Yes, they were the foundation, but the Lord Jesus would continue to build and invigorate and empower His church in life after life, era after era, up to and including our lives today.“
