Thursday June 15
Bible Reading: 1 Pet. 4: 12 - 19
Topic: Suffer Only For Righteousness
The text today takes us
into the very important subject of suffering for Christ after we have become
Christians.
Apostle Peter discusses
two kinds of suffering here:
1. Suffering that is a trial of our faith - that is training us in
god's spirituality, suffering for righteousness or being a Christian (v 14)
2. Suffering for being a wrong doer (v 15)
Apostle Peter admonished
that when a Christian suffers for being a Christian, he should count it great
joy or be glad for this makes him a partner with Christ in suffering (v 13). It
is a testimony to the life of Christ in him, and an earnest guarantee of the
joy and glory reserved for him to share at the second coming of Christ.
Now, suffering according
to the Will of God will mean training for promotion, upliftment and a closer
walk with God.
If you are not suffering
for the sin you have committed but for obeying God (v 14), you can be sure
God's Spirit of glory is in you.
Suffering for Christ
should be counted as a priviledge the Christian has. It is a means to purify
and prepare him/her for a glorious future and eternity
Prayer
God, prepare me a
sanctuary, pure and holy, tried and true, with thanksgiving as I have my fair
share of suffering for Christ's Sake, Amen.
Memory Verse 1 Pet. 4: 17
"For the time has
come that judgment must begin in the House of God: and if it first begin at us,
what shall the end be of them that obey not the Gospel of God?."
Source:
The Daily Fountain 2017
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
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