16 Called to not be Out of Control
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Thankfulness
Thank God for 3 things that you have not thanked Him for with the last month.
Bible Reading
1 Peter 2:18-25 MSG
You who are servants, be good servants to your masters-not just to good masters, but also to bad ones. What counts is that you put up with it for God's sake when you're treated badly for no good reason. There's no particular virtue in accepting punishment that you well deserve. But if you're treated badly for good behavior and continue in spite of it to be a good servant, that is what counts with God. This is the kind of life you've been invited into, the kind of life Christ lived. He suffered everything that came his way so you would know that it could be done, and also know how to do it, step-by-step. He never did one thing wrong, Not once said anything amiss. They called him every name in the book and he said nothing back. He suffered in silence, content to let God set things right. He used his servant body to carry our sins to the Cross so we could be rid of sin, free to live the right way. His wounds became your healing. You were lost sheep with no idea who you were or where you were going. Now you're named and kept for good by the Shepherd of your souls.
Q1
Compare the slave-master relationship to the teacher/student or employee/employer relationship. What guidelines do these verses give?
Q2
Find 3 things Jesus didn’t do when treated unjustly. Find one thing he did do (verses 22-23).
Q3
In verse 24 it says Jesus has freed us to live the right way. What you think it means that we are free to live the right way?
Q4
In verse 24 it says Jesus has freed us to live the right way. What did Jesus have to do to set us free?
Q5
In verse 24 it says Jesus has freed us to live the right way. Do you think everyone is free?
Verse for Memory and Meditation
1 Peter 2:24 MSG
He used his servant body to carry our sins to the Cross so we could be rid of sin, free to live the right way. His wounds became your healing.