MY
DAILY COVENANT WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL
Devotion
for Sunday April 2, 2017
Topic:
Price of Godliness (Suffering)
Text:
1 Peter 2:18 – 25
As Christians, we may suffer for many
reasons. Some suffering is the direct result of our own sins; some happens
because of our foolishness; and some are the result of living in a fallen
world. Another reason for suffering may be as a result of our willingness to
live godly lives. Peter wrote here about suffering that comes as a result of
doing good.
Jesus Christ never sinned, and yet He
suffered so that we could be set free. He suffered because He allowed the will
of God to take precedence. Peter had learned about suffering from Jesus. He
knew that Jesus’ suffering was part of God’s plan intended to save us (Matthew
16:21–23; Luke 24:25–27, 44–47). He also knew that all who follow Jesus must be
prepared to suffer (Mark 8:34–35). He learnt these truths from Jesus and passed
them on to us.
In 1992, Christian Education Movement
organised a crusade in Issele Uku for towns Aniocha North. As we were going
from the crusade ground inside a lorry, a teenager threw a big stone into the
lorry. As the stone was coming to land on a 6 months old baby, a brother saw it,
blocked it, and redirected it, and it landed on my face. I had a cut above my
eye and on my nose. We went back to Ajulu Clinic where the cut was stitched.
This is one way we suffer to preach the gospel.
Missionaries trekked long distances,
suffered attacks and rejections before the gospel came to us. Following
Christ’s example to live for others may lead to suffering. We shouldn’t avoid
it rather we should with patience, calmness, and confidence pass through it
knowing that God is in control of our future.
Food
for Thought:
1 Peter 4:14 – 16
Memory
verse: 1
Peter 2 verse 19
Prayer: Lord God,
grant me the grace to endure suffering as I live for you.
