PENnED

November 13, 2011

Read: 1 Peter 3:8-17

¹⁷ For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.

Let’s get this straight: suffering for doing good is better than suffering for doing evil only if it is God’s will. The verse thus implies that suffering for doing good is not always God’s will. But if it is, then we are to be willing to go through suffering for such reveres Christ our Lord (v. 15). It’s tough, but like the beautiful cactus I took a picture of recently (see above), we can thrive  and grow beautifully even in the hardest of places.

A faithful believer blooms even among stones.