Peter, chief among the Apostles, and eventual martyr, addresses various churches in the midst of their suffering with this message. He desires for them to deeply understand how this basic reality will comfort them and help them persevere.
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Today, we are starting part three of this letter of the Apostle Peter. Our Apostle has some final thoughts on suffering to bring to our attention. It is all in the perspective we choose to take; to be prepared with a spiritual outlook that sees God’s purpose at work in unjust suffering so that we may rejoice with great spiritual rejoicing. Our Apostle fills our minds with two great purposes in our suffering: to be blessed both now and forever and to be perfected both now and forever.
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To brag, to boast, to know and rely upon ourselves, our riches, our strength, our wisdom; or to know and rely on God and Him personally. Where ultimately is your reliance, on your own wisdom and strength, or is it on God and on His glory and grace in your life?
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We began part two of our Apostle Peter’s letter in 2:11-12, where we started to learn that “Christians live life among the peoples of the world but live life distinctly as the People of God.” Today’s passage wraps up the body of the letter with further instructions to churches as true alternative societies and ends with a doxology. Focus on being good stewards of God’s gifts and being a means of His grace. The Apostle gives us directives about for matters of Church life.
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Our Apostle Peter has taught us that suffering unjustly in this world as Christians is sometimes part of God’s will. Nevertheless, God is with us and for us, and we are still to proclaim the Gospel of Christ. Even our Lord Jesus suffered, and then He received His glory; and this was applied to us vicariously for our salvation. He is now reigning in heaven over all things on behalf of His Church, and so we can live victoriously here and now. Living resolved to suffer to avoid sinning, we are further strengthened to live for the will of God. Our new way of living honors the glory of God.
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