I Peter 5
Dear RTB’ers,
Today we end 1 Peter, closing with a number of exhortations, all directed to the building up of the body of Christ. Elders, …shepherd the flock of God… (v. 2). You who are younger, …be subject to the elders. (v. 5a) All of you, Clothe yourselves…with humility toward one another… (v. 5b) Humble yourselves…under the mighty hand of God … casting all your anxieties on Him… (vv. 6-7a) Be sober-minded; be watchful… Resist him… (vv. 8a, 9a)
Finally, after having spent so many words on suffering throughout this letter, Peter closes with a word of encouragement as to the end of those sufferings: And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace … will Himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. (v. 10) Not a bad reward for whatever we might have gone through…!
Blessings!
See also:
- November 19 (2021) / I Peter 5:1-14
- December 23 (2023) / I Peter (again, now that we’re at the end)