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LIFE IN GOD’S WILL1 Peter 4–5 “Do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ” (1 Peter 4:12–13). There is meaning in the suffering of the Christian. OverviewLive for the will of God (4:1–6). LoveContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

GOD LIVES1 Peter 2–3 “Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us” (1 Peter 2:12).Christ is our model, who suffered for doing good. OverviewPeter encouraged growth (2:1–3) in view of the believers’ callingContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

1 Peter INTRODUCTIONFirst Peter was written by the Apostle Peter from Rome, in the early A.D. 60s, to Christians in northern Asia Minor. This is a pastoral letter, written to encourage Christians who were already suffering persecution to live godly lives marked by submission and good works. Jesus is prominent in 1 Peter as ourContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

DAVID’S PREPARATIONS1 Chronicles 22–29 “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD should be of great magnificence and fame and splendor in the sight of all the nations. Therefore I will make preparations for it” (1 Chron. 22:5). Trusting the promise that his son would construct theContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

A MEANINGLESS LIFEEcclesiastes 5–8 “For who knows what is good for a man in life, during the few and meaningless days he passes through like a shadow?” (Ecc. 6:12) As we sense the despair that grips the Teacher’s heart in his role as secular man, we realize afresh how great God’s salvation is. Making theContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”