“But and if ye suffer
for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror,
neither be troubled; But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready
always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that
is in you with meekness and fear: Having a good conscience; that, whereas they
speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse
your good conversation in Christ.” (1 Peter 3:14-16)
A while back, I had memorized 1 Peter 3:15-16 but when I
memorized verse 14, it made so much more sense! There is a contrast that is
described: we are not to be afraid or
troubled but instead, sanctify (purify, concentrate) our hearts and be ready to answer for our hope! What if we
took our moments when fear arose in our hearts to commit God’s Word to memory?
What if we spent our worried times reading and meditating on the Bible? I think
that those times would become scarcer as we learn to bring our fears at the
foot of Christ.
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How has your memory verse spoken to you this week?
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