It’s In Your Hands
1 Peter 5:6-11 6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, 7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. 9 Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world. 10 But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you. 11 To Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
I. INTRODUCTION
The passage from 1 Peter 5:6-11 provides profound wisdom and guidance on how to navigate life’s challenges with humility, faith, and resilience.
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II. THE PEACE IN PERSPECTIVE
A. Romans 8:28 NKJV
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
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B. His Word Will Keep You From Worry
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C. It’s Better When WE Humble Ourselves And Not Exalt Ourselves
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III. THE PLETHORA OF PREDICAMENTS
The Pain is Part of the Process (If you die with me you will reign with me)
A. Life Is Going To Life
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Romans 5:1-5 NLT Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace[a] with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. 2 Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory.
3 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. 4 And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. 5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.
B. Cast All Your Cares
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C. You Have To Take The Bad With The Good
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D. Stay Sober– always alert, self controlled, ready to receive revelation
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Matthew 26:41 KJV “Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
E. Be Vigilant- to be watchful, to stay awake
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Romans 13:10-14NKJV 10 Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.11 And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. 12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. 13 Let us walk [a]properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.
D. You Have an Adversary That’s Seeking
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John 10:10 KJV The Thief Comes to Steal, Kill, and Destroy
IV. THE PROVIDENTIAL
A. Everything You Go Through Is Connected To Where You Are Going
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B. God Is At Work In It
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C. It Will Cause Some Suffering
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V. THE PURPOSE IN THE PLAN
A. Make you :
Perfect- Matthew 5:48 48 Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect. Jesus is calling us to strive for wholeness, completeness, and to emulate God’s character. Emphasis on the importance of love, compassion, forgiveness, and justice, which are qualities that reflect God’s character.
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Philippians 3:12 12 Not that I have already attained,[a] or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.
James 1:2-4: “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.”
Established- 1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, for ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
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Strengthened- Nehemiah 8:10 Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
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B. Your Commitment Should Be Greater Than Your Crisis
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C. Stay Settled Because Your Called
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Romans 8:28-31 28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. 29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
D. It’s Going To Work Out For Your Good
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1 Peter 4:11: “If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone ministers, he should do so as one exercising the gift that the Lord has given, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.”
Jude 1:25: “Now to him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority before all time and now and forever. Amen.”