Overjoyed
Read 1 Peter 4.12-19
“.. rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when His glory is revealed ..” (1 Pet.4.13)
The faithful Creator God (v.19) is also the mighty resurrecting God! Good Friday was therefore followed by Easter Sunday: and the suffering believers may experience now will be followed by a glory still to come. It’s well worth waiting for!
Why may believers rejoice that they have been “counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name’ (Acts 5.41)?
What does it mean for ‘judgment to begin with the family of God’ and why does Peter state that here?
Prayer: I will enter Your gates with thanksgiving, and Your courts with praise: for You, O Lord, are good, Your love endures forever, Your faithfulness through all generations!