Monday
1 Peter 4:18
And “If the righteous are barely saved, what chance will the godless and sinners have?”
Tuesday
1 Peter 4:19
So if I am suffering according to Your will, God, I keep on doing what is right, and trust myself to You, the God Who made me, for You will never fail me.
Wednesday
1 Peter 5:1
And now a word to you who are elders in the churches. I, too, am an elder and a witness to the sufferings of Christ. And I, too, will share His glory and His honor when He returns. As a fellow elder, this is my appeal to you:
Thursday
1 Peter: 5:2
I care for the flock, You, God, entrusted to me. I watch over it willingly, not grudgingly–not for what I will get out of it, but because I am eager to serve You, God.
Friday
1 Peter 5:3
I don’t lord it over the people assigned to my care, but lead them by my good example.
Zingers from Croft M. Pentz, Tyndale House Publishers
4576. Some denounce the devil openly but agree with him secretly.
4577. The devil is never too busy to rock the cradle of a sleeping backslider.
4578. When the shepherd speaks well of the wolf, the sheep are in trouble.
4579. As long as we tolerate even the slightest sin and inconsistency in our life, the devil has a toehold.
4580. The devil lives in the realm of feeling, but saints live in the realm of faith.