The Bible in a Year “If when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God. For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example.” —1 Peter 2:20–21 Sometimes the hardest part of being wronged comes afterward.Continue reading “Leaving Revenge at the Higher Throne”
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An Anchor for Life’s Storms
By His Word Scripture Reading: 1 Peter 2:20–24 Key Verse: 1 Peter 2:20 “For what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before God.” —1 Peter 2:20 Peter wrote to Christians whoContinue reading “An Anchor for Life’s Storms”
When God Changes the Frame
DID YOU KNOW “‘Too often they have attacked me from my youth.’ Let Israel say, ‘Too often they have attacked me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me.’” Psalm 129:1–2 The way we frame an experience often determines what we believe about it. Two people may endure similar hardships, yet one concludes,Continue reading “When God Changes the Frame”
Entrusting the Night to the Faithful Judge
As the Day Ends “He did not commit sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth… [He] committed Himself to the One who judges justly.” 1 Peter 2:22–23 As the day draws to a close, Scripture gently invites us to slow our breathing and steady our thoughts by fixing our attention on the characterContinue reading “Entrusting the Night to the Faithful Judge”