1 Peter 4:1–11 urges Christians to take on Jesus’ attitude toward suffering. We should see it as an expected part of fulfilling God’s purpose for us on earth. Those who willingly endure suffering for Christ set the course of their lives away from mind-numbing sins. This is true even when those who still commit those sins bad-mouth them. We must stay alert so that we can pray in these end times. We must keep loving each other, using God’s gifts to serve each other with God’s power in and through us, so all the glory goes to Him.
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PLEASE PRAY WITH ME: Holy Father, I praise your glorious ways. You have given us a way to redemption from our relentless sinful nature. You allow me to suffer so I can cleanse myself from sin and prepare myself to be with you. Lord, how amazing you are! Thank you for enlightening me, and making me understand that my pain and suffering are not in vain — that they are refining my being everyday. Lord, I trust you, I love you — please give me your heart to love all those who you have put in my life, even amidst my own suffering. In Jesus name, I pray. AMEN.
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GOD BLESS YOU.
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