JESUS, THE CENTERPOINT
I Peter 3:17-18
"For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. For Christ also suffered once for sinners, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit."
The suffering, death, and resurrection of the Lord Jesus seem to be the center-point of Peter's letter to a people going through unjust suffering (see 1:18-21; 2:21-24; 4:1, 13). Jesus "went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him" (Acts 10:38). Yet, in spite of His good life, by the will of God, He was beaten and crucified. When, in God's will, I go through unjust treatment by others, I should remember Jesus's suffering for me. It makes my small afflictions seem insignificant. After all, I have not been killed. "For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your soul. You have not yet resisted to bloodshed (death), striving against sin" (Hebrews 12:3-4). I need to keep Jesus and the cross of Calvary as the center-point of my life.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: The unjust suffering of the Lord Jesus makes my suffering seem trivial.
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Have a "Jesus-centered" day. Love you.
I Peter 3:17-18
"For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. For Christ also suffered once for sinners, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit."
The suffering, death, and resurrection of the Lord Jesus seem to be the center-point of Peter's letter to a people going through unjust suffering (see 1:18-21; 2:21-24; 4:1, 13). Jesus "went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him" (Acts 10:38). Yet, in spite of His good life, by the will of God, He was beaten and crucified. When, in God's will, I go through unjust treatment by others, I should remember Jesus's suffering for me. It makes my small afflictions seem insignificant. After all, I have not been killed. "For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your soul. You have not yet resisted to bloodshed (death), striving against sin" (Hebrews 12:3-4). I need to keep Jesus and the cross of Calvary as the center-point of my life.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: The unjust suffering of the Lord Jesus makes my suffering seem trivial.
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Have a "Jesus-centered" day. Love you.
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