DAILY BREAD OF LIFE

(KJV.)  1 PETER 3:13-16

(13)  And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
(14)  But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye:  and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
(15)  But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts:  and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
(16)  Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse our good conversation in Christ.

OPTIMUM FAITH

Brethren, as saved, sanctified, believing souls; let us endeavor to walk in the righteousness of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior; in all our ways, seek counsels from the Holy Spirit, to be certain that we do not fall into temptations of the enemy;  for many times, believers set themselves up for failures, because we fail to allow the Holy Spirit to take preeminence over our souls and direct our pathways in the world of darkness: the Holy Spirit prompts believers when ready to make wrongful decisions in life; however, he cannot force them not to make wrongful choices, but he groans on their behalf when they fall into sin;  therefore, let us watch out for the devises of the enemy, follow that which is good, not follow multitudes to do evil; if our hands are clean from works of evil, the enemy will not have cause to bring our accusations before our Father, to justify his evil works against our souls.

However, if we do our best in our callings, but suffer persecutions for doing that which is righteous before our Father;  let us not worry about evil works of men and lose faith in Jesus Christ, but rather have patience, pray fervently, read the scriptures, trust and believe in him, give thanks to our Father, that we are counted worthy to suffer for righteousness; concentrate our hearts with his words, allow spirits of discernments to lighten our ways, face persecutors without fears, but speak wisely, answer questions they may have concerning our optimum faith in Jesus Christ, with self awareness, though our persecutors act and speak negatively against our souls; they may see our good works as well and glorify our Father in heaven through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.

The most important lesson in this text, is not to be afraid of evil people, but rather to be afraid of our Father, in the essence of reverencing him, know that his presence occupies the entire universe, that there is nothing hidden from his presence; though believers are saved and sanctified in the faith of his righteousness, he does not overlook their works; whether good of bad gestures; he justifies every soul the same way; he is not a respecter of any person:  therefore, let us not get carried away that our deeds on earth are forsaken; they are not, but being recorded in heaven books of records;  someday, we will get opportunities to view our own lives whiles on earth; for, our Father is righteous and full of justifice;  if we walk in his righteousness, we do not have to be afraid of our enemies, he will make them our footstool.

For example in the book of Genesis;  in a nutshell, Joseph was persecuted by his own siblings sold into slavery, through the whole ordeal our Father was with him, but did not deliver him out of their hands before they sold him to Midianites merchantmen; who in turn sold him into Egypt, Potiphar officer of Pharaoh; why did not our Father deliver him from his persecutors?;  because, our Father meant to change their evil plot and plan for good, for his glorification; eventually, Joseph was made ruler over all things of Potiphar's jurisdiction, except his wife; and our Father made his enemies his footstool; his own siblings persecuted him because of his dreams, but they could not interrupt our Father's plans for his life, his dreams were fulfilled;  his siblings came to Egypt to buy corn and bow down themselves in obedience to him;  therefore, believers, patience is the key to victory over works of evil, whatever covenanted dreams and visions given by our Father will come to pass in the Name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, no devil has power to interrupted works of our Father;  let us trust and believe in him.

CONCLUSION:

Dearly beloved, our sufferings for today, they are testimonies of tomorrow;  let us not faint and fall away, but endure sufferings, and wait upon our Father to bring his promises to fruition in our lives, remain steadfast in love, truthfulness in words, merciful and compassionate towards one another forever and evermore.  Amen and Amen!

QUOTE OF THE DAY

(KJV.)  Psalm 34:14:  Depart from evil, and do good;  seek peace, and pursue it.