1_Peter_ch_5

Thought I'd finish up this book we started reading together...
1 Peter chapter 5 was just what I needed this morning! Especially verses 5-10.

5 In like manner, younger men, be subject to elders; and all of you gird yourselves with humility toward one another, because God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.
6 Therefore be humbled under the mighty hand of God that He may exalt you in due time,
7 Casting all your anxiety on Him because it matters to Him concerning you.
8 Be sober; watch. Your adversary, the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking someone to devour.
9 Him withstand, being firm in your faith, knowing that the same sufferings are being accomplished among your brotherhood in the world.
10 But the God of all grace, He who has called you into His eternal glory in Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, will Himself perfect, establish, strengthen, and ground you.

5...This requires that we cooperate with God's operation, we must be willing to be made humble and lowly. 6 To be willing to be made low by God in His discipline is a prerequisite to being made high by God's exalting hand in His glorification.
7 The Sufferings experienced be the believers in their persecution cause them to worry and be anxious. Not only do we need to be humbled, to be brought low from our pride and haughtiness, but also to throw our life with its care upon God. He is not only mighty but also loving and faithful concerning us.
8 God's purpose is disciplining us, and His enemy's scheme- to destroy us.
If we would not be humbled and cast our anxiety's on God, we will be devoured by the 'roaring lion', the devil.. because pride and anxiety make us prey to satisfy the hunger of the roaring lion..
10 I appreciate that after suffering a little while we will have a bountiful and gracious supply of life that exceeds all your need. He will perfect, establish, strengthen, and ground you. This is all accomplished through His "all grace"-the Triune God.

I kept thinking/saying.. I wish I could get over my pride about this UCR matter, I think I am beginning to..

:) How was RealityLA?