Laying Down Anxiety · Day 3
1 Peter 5:6-11 — a devotion
1 Peter 5
- 6그러므로 하나님의 능하신 손 아래서 겸손하라 때가 되면 너희를 높이시리라Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time,
- 7너희 염려를 다 주께 맡겨 버리라 이는 저가 너희를 권고하심이니라Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.
- 8근신하라 깨어라 너희 대적 마귀가 우는 사자 같이 두루 다니며 삼킬 자를 찾나니Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
- 9너희는 믿음을 굳게 하여 저를 대적하라 이는 세상에 있는 너희 형제들도 동일한 고난을 당하는 줄을 앎이니라Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.Withstand him steadfast in your faith, knowing that your brothers who are in the world are undergoing the same sufferings.
- 10모든 은혜의 하나님 곧 그리스도 안에서 너희를 부르사 자기의 영원한 영광에 들어가게 하신 이가 잠간 고난을 받은 너희를 친히 온전케 하시며 굳게 하시며 강하게 하시며 터를 견고케 하시리라But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.But may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.
- 11권력이 세세무궁토록 그에게 있을지어다 아멘To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.To him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
KJV and World English Bible — Public Domain · 개역한글 ⓒ Korean Bible Society
Background
1 Peter is a letter the apostle Peter wrote to Christians scattered across the region of Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). The believers there were being pushed to the margins of Roman society, experiencing social discrimination and persecution as outsiders. The letter's central theme is to hold on to hope even in the midst of suffering. Chapter 5 is the letter's closing exhortation, urging humility and trust upon the church's elders and its younger believers. Verses 6-11 are a practical exhortation to cast personal anxieties on God and to stand firm in the spiritual battle. Peter speaks these words as one who witnessed Jesus' sufferings with his own eyes, which gives them added weight.
Reflection questions: 1. In the words "casting all your care upon him," what does the word "all" mean to me? 2. How can I live out Peter's exhortation to be sober and watchful in daily life, even while entrusting my anxieties to God? 3. When I look at my present hardship through the lens of "a while," what comfort does that bring?
Today's reflection
Peter begins by urging believers to humble themselves under God's mighty hand. He promises that in due time God will lift them up. Verse 7 — "casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you" — is the heart of this passage. The Greek word epiripto means "to throw upon," picturing the act of forcefully hurling our anxieties onto God. The word "all" matters here: we are to entrust every anxiety to Him, not just some.
Peter then tells us to be sober and watchful, meaning that even after casting our cares on God, we must not let down our spiritual guard. The warning that the devil prowls like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour, shows the reality that anxiety and fear can shake us spiritually. Theologically, casting our anxieties on God and staying spiritually awake are not in conflict.
Simply put, entrusting our anxieties to God does not mean doing nothing. We hand the weight of our worries over to God while keeping the posture of faith. In verse 10, Peter encourages us that after we have suffered a while, God Himself will make us whole and establish us. If you are in the midst of anxiety right now, remember that God is caring for you. And that care is not temporary — it is everlasting.
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