WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO BE WHEN THE BIG ONE HITS?
BE READY
1 Peter 4:12 ESV
[12] Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial (painful) when it comes upon you to test you (straw vs. gold), as though something strange were happening to you.
BE REJOICING
1 Peter 4:13 ESV
[13] But rejoice (keep on rejoicing) insofar as you share Christ's sufferings (to the degree), that you may also rejoice and be glad (postponed pleasures / John 16:20 woman giving birth / Paul’s thorn / cross) when his glory is revealed (2nd coming).
BE COMFORTED
1 Peter 4:14 ESV
[14] If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit (Comforter / fruit) of glory and of God rests upon you (Steven, Paul, Polycarp).
BE CAREFUL
1 Peter 4:15 ESV
[15] But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler (political activist).
BE PROUD
1 Peter 4:16 ESV
[16] Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God (only right motivation / privilege) in that name.
BE PURIFIED
1 Peter 4:17 ESV
[17] For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, (us now/them later) what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?
BE SELFLESS
1 Peter 4:18 ESV
[18] And "If the righteous is scarcely (difficult / unwilling) saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner (rescue boat not cruise ship)?"
BE SAFE
1 Peter 4:19 ESV
[19] Therefore let those who suffer according to God's will entrust (deposit for safekeeping) their souls to a faithful Creator (trusted provider) while doing good.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO BE WHEN THE BIG ONE HITS?
BE READY AND REJOICING
BE COMFORTED AND BE CAREFUL
BE PROUD AND PURIFIED
BE SELFLESS AND SAFE