Adoring God In 1 Peter 3 (Dec 11)

God’s Eyes On Those Doing Right

Peter writes to scattered Jewish
Christians who are undergoing
intense persecution for their faith.
God has begotten us again unto a
living hope. So don’t be surprised
when suffering comes your way;
prepare & respond to it correctly.
Be sure you are doing what is right.
Imitate Christ in your submissive
spirit toward one another,
and God will richly reward you
when the trials of life are over.

Lord, You Will Hear our prayers:
Finally… Be Like-minded, be
sympathetic, love one another,
be compassionate and humble.
Do not repay evil with evil or
insult with insult. On the contrary,
repay evil with blessing, because
to this you were called so that you
may inherit a blessing (1Pet 3:8-9).
For he who love life and see
good days, let him turn away
from evil and do good…
For the eyes of the Lord Watch
over those who do right and His
ears are attentive to their prayers,
but the face of the Lord is against
those who do evil (v10-12).
Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts
& always be ready to give a defense
to everyone who asks you a reason
for the hope that is in you (v15).

Loving Lord, You promise blessing
for those who treat others well.
Give me sympathy, love, humility
and a tender heart towards others.
Help us Lord to be like-minded
in majoring on the truly important
things and not quibble over the rest.
Help us Lord to be empathetic and
realise we’re all work in progress &
be patient with one another. Amen.

Lord, Thank You that You see
my heart and hear my prayers.
Grateful that when You see me,
You see the righteousness of Jesus
in me and not the sinner I was
before I received Him into my life.
Thank You that You not only hear
my prayers, but You also see
my need and will answer the cries
of my heart. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Lord, we may not understand
why those who do the right thing
find themselves in difficult times.
Nevertheless we thank You
for the promise that Your eyes
watch over those who do right.
Though we may not understand
how this promise works itself out,
we can have the confidence that
You God want to hear from us.
And we know that You will work it
for our good in the long run. Amen.