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Having warned Christians of the fiery trials to come, Peter
wanted the entire church family to be prepared for them, and he gave us three
important admonitions to obey so that we would glorify God in those
difficulties, my commentary said. They
are:
1)
Be humble
– “Humility is not demeaning ourselves and thinking poorly of
ourselves. It is simply not thinking about ourselves at all.” It added:
“One of the evidences of pride
is our impatience with God, and one
reason for suffering is that we might learn
patience.
2)
Be
watchful – Regarding Stan we are to respect
him because he is dangerous (the
way we respect high voltage); recognize
him because he is a great pretender; and resist him. “Before we can
stand before Satan, we must bow
before God.
3)
Be
hopeful – “A Christian always
has hope. We have God’s grace, we know we are going to glory, our present
suffering is only for a while, and we know that our trials are building
Christian character.”
Father, I know that when I’m in the middle of my
circumstances, it can get awfully difficult to see You. But I trust You and know that You are with me.
Show me how to remember all of this in
my circumstances so that I will be
able to see You and trust You in the middle of them all.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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