Verseof the Day There are many places in Scripture that remind us that the cares and concerns of this world can become a burdensome load in our lives.
1 Peter 5. We entrust this work to the patronage of Our Lady, Virgin Most Powerful; Saints Peter and Paul, Saint Benedict, St. Michael, and all holy angels and saints. I actually left home at 18 in search of meaning to my life – and discovered to my shock that I was in fact being called by Christ to discover Him! I did, and found Him1Peter 5:6-7 “Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Resist (antistēte means “withstand,” used also in James 4:7, cf. antidikos, “enemy” in 1 Peter 5:8). It is a term of defense rather than attack. Christians may stand firm against Satan only if they depend wholly on Christ,
1So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: 2 shepherd the flock
1Peter 5:7 Meaning and Commentary. 1 Peter 5:7. Casting all your care upon him. "Upon God": as the Syriac and Ethiopic versions read. The words are taken out of, or at least refer to ( Psalms 55:22 ) , where, instead of "cast thy burden upon the Lord", the Septuagint have it, "cast thy care upon the Lord"; the care of the body, and of all the
Throwall your worry on him, because he cares for you. by casting all your cares on him because he cares for you. And cast all your cares on God, for he takes care of you. Turn all your anxiety over to God because he cares for you.
1Peter 4:7. The end of all things is at hand — Of our mortal lives, and of all the joys and sorrows, goods and evils connected therewith, and so of all your wrongs and sufferings. Many commentators indeed understand St. Peter as speaking only of the end of the Jewish commonwealth, city, temple, and worship.
Verseof the Day. Having given instructions to the older believers, Peter turns his attention to advising to the younger generation. He instructs them to be subject to those that are older in the faith, and to "clothe yourselves with humility toward one another." These younger believers are to develop a teachable spirit and an attitude that
Tobe vigilant; suspicious of constant danger from this spiritual enemy, watchful and diligent to prevent his designs. Be stedfast, or solid, by faith. A man cannot fight upon a
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