1 Peter 4 Devotional

Entrusted to a Faithful Creator

“So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.”1 Peter 4:19 (BSB)

Peter tells his readers not to be surprised by the fiery trial that has come on them, as if something strange were happening (4:12). People they once lived like find it strange that they no longer join in the same reckless living, and they heap abuse on them (4:4). Suffering for the name of Christ is not a sign that God has left. It is a share in Christ's own sufferings, and the Spirit of glory rests on those who are insulted for him (4:13-14).

In the middle of that pressure, Peter points them toward one another. Love deeply, because love covers many sins (4:8). Welcome each other without complaining (4:9). Each believer has received a gift from God's varied grace and is to use it as a steward, serving with the strength God supplies (4:10-11). Nothing in the chapter asks them to generate their own endurance. The chapter closes with the right response to suffering: entrust yourself to a faithful Creator and keep doing good (4:19). The One who made you has not lost track of you.

To think about: What hardship do you need to entrust to your faithful Creator today, while you keep doing the good in front of you?