| Monday 1 Peter 3:14 But even if I suffer for doing what is right, You, God, will reward me for it. So I am not afraid and I don’t worry. Tuesday 1 Peter 3:15 Instead, I must worship You, Christ, as Lord of my life. And if I am asked about my Christian hope, I must always be ready to explain it. Wednesday 1 Peter 3:16 But I must do this in a gentle and respectful way. I keep my conscience clear. Then if people speak evil against me, they will be ashamed when they see what a good life I live because I belong to You, Jesus. Thursday 1 Peter: 3:17 I remember that it is better to suffer for doing good, if that is what You, God, want, than to suffer for doing wrong! Friday 1 Peter 3:18 You, Jesus, also suffered when You died for my sins once for all time. You never sinned, but You died for sinners that You might bring me safely home to God. You suffered physical death, but You were raised to life in the Spirit. Zingers from Croft M. Pentz, Tyndale House Publishers 4551. Plan as if Christ’s return were years away, but be ready as if it were today. 4552. The old nature knows no law, the new nature needs no law. 4553. Avoid Satan as a lion, dread him as a serpent, and fear him as an angel of light. 4554. Satan’s ploys are no match for the Savior’s power. 4555. The devil would rather put a long face on a saint than throw down a high church steeple. | 