SOMETHING STRANGE ?

1 Peter 4:12–19


[12] Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. [13] But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. [14] If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. [15] But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler. [16] Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name. [17] For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God? [18] And

	“If the righteous is scarcely saved,
		what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”
	
	
	[19] Therefore let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good.


SOMETHING STRANGE?

Lord,
Help me
To take to heart
The truth
That being
Misunderstood,
Marginalised,
Maligned
Is not
Strange
For a believer
In You.
Give me
Grace
To keep close
To you,
That my witness
May bring you
Glory.
AMEN