I Peter 1:1-8
Our Guaranteed Reservation in Heaven
I Peter 1:9-16
Living a Disciplined Life in Christ
I Peter 1:13-16
Living a Disciplined Life in Christ
I Peter 1:17-25
The Blood that sets us Free
I Peter 1:22-25
True Love is Easily Seen
I Peter 2:1-10
Stones in God’s Temple
I Peter 2:4-8
Stones in God’s Temple
I Peter 2:9-10
Who Christ Says we are as Christians
I Peter 2:11-17
Believers in the World
I Peter 2:13-17
Submission to Government
I Peter 2:18-25
We are to Emulate Christ’s Example
I Peter 2:21-23
We Are to Emulate Christ’s Example
I Peter 2:24-25
Peter Takes Us to the Cross
I Peter 3:1-7
Wives and Husbands
I Peter 3:7-7
Admonition for Christian Husbands
I Peter 3:8-12
Sharing in the Joy of Others
I Peter 3:10-12
How to Have a Really Good Day
I Peter 3:13-22
Be Faithful and Leave the Results to God
I Peter 3:18-22
Be Faithful and Leave the Results to God
I Peter 4:1-6
Following Christ May Bring Persecution
I Peter 4:7-11
Hospitality Includes Ministering to One another
I Peter 4:12-19
Every Christian can Expect Persecution
I Peter 4:15-19
Suffering for God’s Glory
How to Have a Really Good Day
I Peter 3:10–12
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Although the arrangement of the text does not show it, verses 10-12 are a poem quoted from Psalm 34:13-17. This poem sums up the implications of humility for all aspects of life in general. The person who wants a truly happy life, enjoying all God’s blessings, must turn away from evil in both word and deed. Peter was warning the believers that conflict may be just around the corner so they had better prepare. He gave them four principles that we may need when we are having a bad day:
Application
The next time I am tempted to think I am having a “bad day” I need to read Psalm 34 and discover I am really having a “good day.”
I Peter 3:10-12 (English Standard Version)
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