July 26
And keep a good conscience so that in the thing in which you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.
1 Peter 3:16
And keep a good conscience so that in the thing in which you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame. Of this St. Paul has already spoken above. We cannot disregard it. If we will follow the Gospel, then must we be despised and condemned by the world, so that men shall hold us as contemptible rabble. But let the devil and all the world rave and rage, let them abuse us as they will, yet they shall at last be made to understand, with shame, that they have injured and defamed us, when that day shall arrive - as St. Peter has said
above - in which we shall be secure, and stand up with a good conscience. These are, in every respect, suitable and forcible replies, which can comfort us and make us courageous, and yet we
will go on circumspectly, with humility.
And grant me, Lord, to do,
With ready heart and willing,
Whate'er Thou shalt command:
My calling here fulfilling;
To do it when I ought,
With all my strength; and bless
The work I thus have wrought,
For Thou must give success.
From Five Minutes a Day with Luther .... Pastor Robin Fish
http://lcmssermons.com/5mins.php?d=2008-07-26
With ready heart and willing,
Whate'er Thou shalt command:
My calling here fulfilling;
To do it when I ought,
With all my strength; and bless
The work I thus have wrought,
For Thou must give success.
From Five Minutes a Day with Luther .... Pastor Robin Fish
http://lcmssermons.com/5mins.php?d=2008-07-26
