“To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His steps.” 1 Peter 2:21 NIV
I call your attention to the phrase at the end of today’s verse “in His steps.” In 1896 a Kansas newspaperman named Charles Sheldon wrote a novel based on an unusual premise: What would it be like if in every situation we asked, “What would Jesus do?” He describes a year in the life of an American city where everyone in the city—doctors, lawyers, merchants, salespeople, teachers, students, clergy, and newspaper editors, made that question the basis for all their decisions. In His Steps became an instant bestseller. Though largely forgotten today, it led directly, many years and many steps later, to the WWJD bracelets that were so popular many years ago. According to Peter, following Jesus means that sometimes we will suffer even when we have done nothing wrong. The greatest honour for any Christian is to be like Jesus. When we suffer unjustly, we share in a tiny portion of what happened to him. Though He did no wrong, He was betrayed, tried, denied and crucified. Though He never sinned, He was hated by the power brokers who plotted to kill Him. The same thing will happen to us. People close to us will disappoint us, and some will turn against us. When we are insulted, our natural inclination is to return an insult for an insult. But Jesus chose another way. When He stood before Pilate and Herod, and when he faced the jeering mob, he uttered no insults, he made no threats.
PRAYER THOUGHT
Lord Jesus, may we walk in Your steps in our daily living.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Lord Jesus, you chose another way. When You stood before Pilate and Herod, and when you faced the jeering mob, You uttered no insults, You made no threats. May we walk in Your steps. AMEN
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