Patient
Read 1 Peter 3.17-22
“.. For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God ..” (1 Pet.3.18)
These verses have spawned a range of different interpretations! Accept that some details are complicated and concentrate rather on what is clear. Christ’s death on the cross informs the way we respond when we ourselves suffer injustices.
What significance does Peter indicate the death of Jesus has in terms of how you respond when you ‘suffer for doing good’?
How does God’s patience (v.20), and not least His patience towards you, shape your response to others who speak or act maliciously against you (v.16)?
Prayer: You bore my sin, Lord Jesus, and show to me a patience I can never earn. Help me to do as You did, entrusting myself in my sufferings to the One who judges justly.