Aimless Conduct

In 1 Peter 1:18, 19, Peter is telling the Jews they were redeemed from their aimless conduct received by tradition from their fathers.

Just as the Jews had to forget the traditions of their fathers that were not the Lord's traditions, we need to forget the traditions that lie behind us - those traditions and values that would not support the teachings of Christ. If you were not raised to know the Lord, like me, you probably have traditions, instructions and values in your background that did not uphold the teachings of Christ.

When we come up against trials, we often fall back to the "aimless conduct" that was taught to us by our parents. Instead, we need to remember that we were redeemed with the precious blood of Christ and that we now belong to Him. Our conduct now is not aimless. We are guided and led by the resurrected Christ who dwells in us. We have a tendency to forget this. Let us gird up the loins of our minds and rest our hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to us at the revelation of Jesus Christ (1 Peter 13).