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13 Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? 14 But even if you should suffer for what is right, yo=
u are blessed. ”Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened.” =
;15 But in your hearts revere Christ as =
Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to=
give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentlene=
ss and respect, 16 keeping a clear =
conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good beha=
vior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.
1 Peter 3:13-16
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I remember, growing up, wh=
en my mother would stop my brothers & I from hitting one another. Usu=
ally that meant that someone felt disadvantaged because the hitting tally w=
asn’t “even”. It was hard to obey my mother (especially if I was the =
one on the short end of the tally!). Our text instructs us to return =
evil with goodness, even if it leads to your suffering. It tells us t=
hat the blessing of knowing Christ outweighs any reason we may come up with=
to seek revenge. It is not up to us to even the score, but up to God=
. It is our task to be a witness to how Christ has changed our lives.=
When you live in this way, your fears will change. As a Christ=
ian, your fears will center around pleasing/displeasing God, and not around=
getting taken advantage of, or around the cost of escalating revenge. =
; “Fearing God” and being obedient to the word is the scope of our duties (=
Eccl 12:13)…
ou change my fears. I pray that you teach me how to live my life plea=
sing to Your will and Your way. I pray this day that I will live in a=
way that’s pleasing in your sight. In Jesus name, AMEN
Rev. Jeffrey Brown
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