| Monday 1 Peter 3:19, 20 So You, Jesus, went and preached to the spirits in prison–those who disobeyed You, God, long ago when You waited patiently while Noah was building his boat. Only eight people were saved from drowning in that terrible flood. Tuesday 1 Peter 3:21 And this is a picture of baptism, which now saves me by Your power, Jesus, by Your resurrection. Baptism is not a removal of dirt from my body; it is an appeal to You, God, from a clean conscience. Wednesday 1 Peter 3:22 Now, You, Jesus Christ, have gone to heaven. You are seated in the place of honor next to God the Father, and all the angels and authorities and powers are bowing before You. Thursday 1 Peter: 4:1 So then, since You, Christ, suffered physical pain, I must arm myself with the same attitude You had, and be ready to suffer, too. For if I am willing to suffer for You, Christ, I have decided to stop sinning. Friday 1 Peter 4:2 And I won’t spend the rest of my life chasing after evil desires, but I will be anxious to do the will of You, God. Zingers from Croft M. Pentz, Tyndale House Publishers 4556. Don’t let Satan deceive you into thinking that when you plan carefully to sin secretly you will not be harmed. 4557. When the devil brings up your past, bring up his future. 4558. When we do wrong, the devil is tempting us; when we do nothing, we are tempting him. 4559. The man who is fully surrendered to the Lord will never deliberately surrender to the enemy. 4560. When adversity is most ready to strike us, God is most ready to strengthen us. | 