1 Peter 5:7–10 (ESV) — 7 casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares
for you. 8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the
devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9 Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of
suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. 10 And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who
has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm,
strengthen, and establish you.
NOTE: Peter has just
called us to be prepared for, in fact not to be surprised of, suffering. It is
going to happen, especially if we are the witnesses we should be for Christ.
The world will hate us, but since this world is not our reward or home, we don't
have to be concerned, we have a far better home awaiting us. So, in a last
summary thought, Peter tells us not to worry. Of course, worry is natural and
even normal, so we are told to cast all of our anxieties on him--God cares for
us. We do need to be careful though. The enemy wants to destroy our witness. He
will bring pressure on us and pain, but not at all unlike the suffering that is
being experienced around the world. We will suffer, but we will be called to
our eternal glory in Christ. Our lives will be restored, confirmed (as
valuable), our new bodies strengthened, and we will be established in a new
world. We can't imagine the future, but the promise is that it will be worth
it.
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