Monday 28 Feb 2022

February 28: 1 Peter 1:3-9

Key Verse: 1 Peter 1:6
In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.

Devotion:
Sometimes have have to face trials in our lives and during those trials we often start to wonder whether God is looking after us or whether we are on our own! The thing is, we live in this world in which there are all manner of people, those who believe and those who don’t, those who are good and those who aren’t. Because we live in proximity to evil, we have to endure what evil does from time to time.

It is not that God has forgotten us, or that we have gone so far away He can no longer reach us; it is simply the fact we are in close proximity to evil! We can see this in the world today as we see the evil of various dictator and tyrants who impose their own ways on anyone who gets close to them, or anyone who stands in their way!

Let us pray fervently for Ukraine at she faces the evil onslaught of someone who has gone too far. We are all affected by this simply because we are close to where they are. Unfortunately, the world is getting “smaller” as we have the means to travel to the other side of the world today – which means Ukraine is on our door step!

We cannot all pick up arms and face the evil which is descending on Ukraine, but we can all get down on our knees and pray for God to intervene. We have written records of how much God has done for people He loves and looks after – this has been happening for thousands of years. Yet, when we grow weary and stop praying like we used to, we cannot expect God to continue doing everything for us.

Now is the time to pray. Now is the time for God to show us His love.

Points to Ponder:
How much do you pray for your loved ones?

Will you share a prayer for Ukraine and Europe?