Day 6

Scripture to Read: 1 Peter 5:10–11

As God begins to close out this letter that Peter has penned, God reminds all believers that suffering will be a part of this life. God says in 1 Peter 5:10–11, After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you. 11 To Him be dominion forever and ever. Amen. As we suffer, we must cling to the God of all grace. God's grace is seen as He reminds all believers that His purpose for suffering is eternal and evident. God's purposes are eternal, while our suffering is temporary. What we grieve now will never compare to the everlasting joy and glory we have in Christ. While we will experience loss in suffering, God will restore us with eternal riches (Romans 2:4, Romans 9:23, Ephesians 1:18–29, Ephesians 2:7, Ephesians 3:8, Ephesians 3:16, Philippians 4:19, Colossians 1:27, Colossians 2:2, Titus 3:6). We may not like the fact that we'll suffer in this life, but God also gives us great news. Though we'll suffer, at the same time, God uses the suffering to perfect us, confirm us, strengthen us, and establish us in Him. God has so much in store for us, so He does not want us losing heart or being distracted by the suffering in this life. Instead, God desires us to glory in Him and all He's accomplishing in us and through us. As we consider how God is at work in our lives, we must always find ways to praise God even in suffering!

Challenge & Application

1. How have you seen God work through the suffering in your life? 2. How are you giving praise to God for how you have seen Him work during times of trial in your life?

Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!

Devotionals from this week

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Day 1

As we ended 1 Peter 4, realizing all of us will go through suffering of some kind, we must still choose to walk in a manner that pleases our Lord, always remembering that He will never fail us. As believers, we've put our trust in God the Father through Christ our Lord. Christ has given us His Holy Spirit so that as we suffer, we keep on obey...

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Day 2

Since Peter was an elder, God had Peter appeal to everyone who served as an elder and serves as an elder today. 1 Peter 5:2–3 shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not for sordid gain, but with eagerness; 3 nor yet as lording it over those allotted to...

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Day 3

As God continues to lead Peter to write, God had Peter talk about our Lord Jesus Christ, our Chief Shepherd, in 1 Peter 5:4. What Christ has for every under-shepherd is a crown of never-ending glory and honor. But the everlasting crown is not just for elders (under-shepherds), but our Lord Jesus Christ has crowns for every believer. These cro...

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Day 4

As we continue to examine 1 Peter 5:6–7, we must make sure we do not buy into the lie that we deserve anything because what we do deserve is death and hell apart from Christ. God mentions that He will exalt us at the proper time. God is the only one who exalts, but as He exalts us, it is not for our glory but for His. God gets all the glory b...

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Day 5

Today, in 1 Peter 5:8–9, God reminds us of the spiritual battle we are in each day and how cunning our enemy is in his war against us. God tells us to be of "sober spirit," which means putting into practice the discipline God has given to each of us through His Holy Spirit who lives in us (2 Timothy 1:7; 2 Peter 1:5–7). God has given us His H...

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Day 6

As God begins to close out this letter that Peter has penned, God reminds all believers that suffering will be a part of this life. God says in 1 Peter 5:10–11, After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you. 11 To Him...

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Day 7

God had Peter end 1 Peter with a word of encouragement to the believers. Interestingly, God used Silvanus to pen this letter for Peter. Silvanus, also known as Silas, had ministered with Paul and Timothy, and Silvanus (Silas) is mentioned eighteen times in the New Testament. Everything God shared throughout 1 Peter is about His true grace, an...

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