WEDNESDAY, February 11th, 2009

Hey Everyone! It was good to see 5 of you doing your devotions yesterday! I am excited about our reward trip coming up in about 2 weeks! We will have a great time!

I Peter 3:12 - 22

12 For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
13 And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
14 But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
15 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:
16 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.
17 For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
21 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
22 Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

There is alot of great stuff in this passage! Think about verse 12 where it says that Jesus is always watching the righteous and the unrighteous! He knows who is who, that should make us want to strive to be Godly!!

Nobody likes to suffer! I was working out last night and I WAS SUFFERING! IT WAS PAINFUL!!! But God tells us that if we suffer for Him then we will be happy!! That explains why Paul could sing in a prison cell, although he was suffering He was VERY HAPPY!!

Finally verse 15... I made part of it VERY BOLD!!! It says that we should all be ready to give an answer for the hope that lieth within us... in other words: We should be able to explain to someone about Jesus Christ and why we believe in Him!!! This is so important! Have you ever talked with someone who was like... I KNOW ALL ABOUT THIS... but as you talked to them you realized they actually knew nothing!! Well, I have met those people, and it is the worst thing ever when it is Christians, because then everyone realizes that the person is being fake! Dont be fake! Have an answer for the hope that is in your heart!