1Pe 2:12 Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
They speak against you- as evildoers.
We remain HONEST.
Because we do not succumb to evil they'll know one day and comprehend God and glorify Him.
By OUR good works- by OUR godly lives which they will see, this is what they behold in us and they will glorify God. We might not think it's important how others see us but the truth is others will look to find faults and even falsely accuse those who call themselves God's. They want to believe we are evil because they don't comprehend God in our lives.
We need to be honest in all our conversations, we need to be honest and from that honesty our good works will be revealed all to the glory of GOD, not to our glory but to God's glory.
1Pe 2:13 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
1Pe 2:14 Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
1Pe 2:15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men
That with WELL DOING we may put to SILENCE the ignorance of FOOLISH MEN.
By submitting ourselves to obedience of those in authority over us we reveal the will of God in that we are as servants, as the least of them, not presuming to possess a greater personage than any other.
For the LORD'S SAKE we submit. Not because we want to submit, more often than not we might desire to disobey the government, and those with power over our lives, but we submit rather than resist. Jesus submitted remember this…
Mat 26:51 And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear.
Mat 26:52 Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
Mat 26:53 Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
Mat 26:54 But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
Mat 26:55 In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.
Mat 26:56 But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.
And this…
Luk 22:41 And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,
Luk 22:42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
Luk 22:43 And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.
Luk 22:44 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
Jesus submitted, sweating great drops of blood, in agony, praying to His Father, He submitted.
We are to submit. God's will must be done and we aren't called to comprehend all the workings of our God. We must trust that even in the bitterest moments, even when those in authority abuse us our God's will is being done - ultimately there will be comprehension but more often than not there is not even the least bit of understanding as we struggle under the oppression of others.
It is true that with well doing we can put to silence the ignorance of foolish men, but that doesn't mean they'll be silent immediately. You might be years and years in well doing before there is silence for that ignorance.
It is God's will we submit. It is God's will we don't give up in well doing no matter the circumstances.
Only through the grace and mercy of God will this be accomplished, not by any righteousness of our own. Any good that comes from us, come from us through HIM.
ALL GLORY TO GOD!
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