1 Peter: Is All of This Worth It?Sample

There it is again! What’s that “therefore” there for? It is there to point Peter’s audience back to this: 

For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit (1 Peter 3:18)

Christ’s suffering was unjust. He didn’t deserve it, and yet He endured it and embraced it. He was willing to suffer for doing good. Philippians 2 beautifully and poetically describes the sacrifice Jesus made. And in that letter, Paul instructs the church, just as Peter does here, that we must embrace Christ’s attitude if we are to be His fully devoted followers. 

What was His attitude? Humility. Submission.  Surrender to the will of His Father. Commitment to His mission.  He knew what mattered most and it wasn’t what was going on “out there.” What mattered most was what God was doing and would do in hearts and lives. 

ASK:

-What is your attitude when you are unfairly treated? 

-How can living with right priorities help us be done with sin?

TAKE A NEXT STEP:

What will humility look like for you today? Consider your daily tasks and ask God to give you the attitude of Jesus.