May 3, 2020 - 1 Peter 2:19-25 - "The Hope of Easter Remains in the Face of Suffering"

Take the honest approach, and you lose out on some financial advantages as a result. Try to help a friend in need, and they lash back with unkind words. Work hard at your job, and people say you’re just angling for a promotion. Have you ever wondered why those who do good things often suffer for it? It seems so unfair. Worse, it seems God is overlooking the good that you’re doing. Today the apostle Peter shows us that doing good even when you suffer for it is “commendable before God.” Not only that, he says “you were called to this” when you were called to be Jesus’ disciple. As you follow in his footsteps, you’re following the voice and the footsteps of Jesus. Even as he suffered for it, your Good Shepherd kept doing amazingly good things, bringing eternal life to you and every sinner.