Day 331
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1 Peter 5
To the Elders and the Flock
5 To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder and a witness of Christ’s sufferings who also will share in the glory to be revealed: 2 Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve; 3 not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. 4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.
5 In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because,
“God opposes the proud
but shows favor to the humble.”[a]
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9 Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.
10 And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. 11 To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen.
Final Greetings
12 With the help of Silas,[b] whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast in it.
13 She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you her greetings, and so does my son Mark. 14 Greet one another with a kiss of love.
Peace to all of you who are in Christ.
To the Elders and the Flock
5 To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder and a witness of Christ’s sufferings who also will share in the glory to be revealed: 2 Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve; 3 not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. 4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.
5 In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because,
“God opposes the proud
but shows favor to the humble.”[a]
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9 Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.
10 And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. 11 To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen.
Final Greetings
12 With the help of Silas,[b] whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast in it.
13 She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you her greetings, and so does my son Mark. 14 Greet one another with a kiss of love.
Peace to all of you who are in Christ.
Supplied Life Devotional by Bill Freeman
November 28th
"But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me." 1 Corinthians 15:10
Grace is not just God's attitude toward us. It is also God's power toward us. Grace is Christ Himself as resurrection power coming into us to change us and to do in us what we could never do in ourselves. We may have thought that grace is merely God looking favorably at us from the heavens while remaining detached from us. But grace is Christ actually coming into us, operating in our heart, taking away the stony heart, and inclining us to love Him. Grace is an inner, divine operation in our will to produce a willingness that we do not have in ourself. It is Christ doing everything in us by His own resurrection energy. It is a ceaseless working, whether we feel it or not. Our life is hidden with Christ in God, and day by day this Person is operating in us to effect a change in our being. It is all grace. Indeed, He is "the God of all grace" (1 Pet. 5:10).
Grace is a word that describes the sum and substance of our Christian life. On God's side, grace is both His attitude and His power. On our side, grace is enjoyment. Just as Mephibosheth sat at King David's table in the Old Testament (2 Sam. 9:13), we sit at the table with our deformed feet out of sight, and feed on the word of God's grace. Grace means that we learn to feed on Christ and enjoy Him by coming to Him just the way we are. We learn how to lay our self aside. We learn how to bypass solving our own problems by going directly to the source of our supply-- to eat of Him and to drink of Him. So on our side, grace is enjoying and partaking of God. On God's side, it is His favorable attitude toward us while at the same time He is working inwardly to transform us
"But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me." 1 Corinthians 15:10
Grace is not just God's attitude toward us. It is also God's power toward us. Grace is Christ Himself as resurrection power coming into us to change us and to do in us what we could never do in ourselves. We may have thought that grace is merely God looking favorably at us from the heavens while remaining detached from us. But grace is Christ actually coming into us, operating in our heart, taking away the stony heart, and inclining us to love Him. Grace is an inner, divine operation in our will to produce a willingness that we do not have in ourself. It is Christ doing everything in us by His own resurrection energy. It is a ceaseless working, whether we feel it or not. Our life is hidden with Christ in God, and day by day this Person is operating in us to effect a change in our being. It is all grace. Indeed, He is "the God of all grace" (1 Pet. 5:10).
Grace is a word that describes the sum and substance of our Christian life. On God's side, grace is both His attitude and His power. On our side, grace is enjoyment. Just as Mephibosheth sat at King David's table in the Old Testament (2 Sam. 9:13), we sit at the table with our deformed feet out of sight, and feed on the word of God's grace. Grace means that we learn to feed on Christ and enjoy Him by coming to Him just the way we are. We learn how to lay our self aside. We learn how to bypass solving our own problems by going directly to the source of our supply-- to eat of Him and to drink of Him. So on our side, grace is enjoying and partaking of God. On God's side, it is His favorable attitude toward us while at the same time He is working inwardly to transform us
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