As we come to the end of chapter four, Peter again addresses the
theme of suffering. He encourages us to rejoice when we suffer for Christ, suggesting
that the way that we respond to suffering matters. Peter wants to broaden our perspective
concerning trails and offers some essentials to enduring them in a way that
honors God.
Prayer Guide: Jan 20, 2019 – 1 Peter 4:12-19
1. Confess to God your desperate need for His grace and His power
amid the trials that you are facing.
2. Pray for the wisdom to see trials as a “normal” part of living
in a fallen world. Ask God to give you confidence in His plan and purpose
through the trials that you face.
3. Thank God for His Spirit who both indwells you and enables you
to endure suffering for Christ’s name. Thank Him for His abiding presence!
4. Praise Jesus for going before us in suffering and modeling
the way to endure it for God’s glory.
5. Thank God that Jesus paid our sin debt in full and that our
salvation is secure in Him.
6. Pray for people you know who are suffering right now. Ask God
to sustain them by His grace, to increase their faith, and to give them joy.
7. Spend some time
praying for people that you know are still disconnected from God and under his
judgement. As God for wisdom on how to reach them with the gospel in 2019. Pray
that God will open their hearts to embrace the Truth about Jesus.