We Have God's Grace (1 Peter 5:10)

SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 7/26/2017 11:20 PM

My Worship Time                                                                             Focus: We Have God’s Grace

Bible Reading & Meditation                                                 Reference:  1 Peter 5:10

            Message of the verse:  “10 After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you.”

            In Dr. Wiersbe’s short commentary on this verse, which we will look at here, he writes about the different times that Peter speaks of God’s grace in his first letter.  The following are a list of verses from the entire letter of 1 Peter that has the word grace in them.

1Pe 1:2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace be yours in the fullest measure.

1Pe 1:10 As to this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that would come to you made careful searches and inquiries,

1Pe 1:13  Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

1Pe 3:7 You husbands in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with someone weaker, since she is a woman; and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

1Pe 4:10 As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

1Pe 5:5 You younger men, likewise, be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE.

1Pe 5:10  After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you.

1Pe 5:12 Through Silvanus, our faithful brother (for so I regard him),I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it!

            Dr. Wiersbe writes:  “Our salvation is because of His grace (1 Peter 1:10).  He called us before we called on Him (1 Peter 1:2).  We have ‘tasted that the Lord is gracious’ (1 Peter 2:3, so we are not afraid of anything He purposes for us.  His grace is ‘manifold’ (1 Peter4:10) and meets every situation of life.  As we submit to Him, He gives us the grace that we need.  In fact, He ‘the God of all grace.’  He has grace to help in every time of need (Heb. 4:16).  ‘He giveth more grace’ (James 4:6), and  we must stand in that grace (1 Peter 5:12; see Rom. 5:2).”

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