Hey everyone, this is Mary DeMuth, and this is Pray Every Day, where I pray you through the Bible

verse by verse on this 22nd day of January. So grateful to have you here. I just want to pray for someone

that is struggling in school. So, Lord Jesus, I lift up my friend who maybe they're struggling in

school or maybe they know someone that's struggling in school. And I pray that you would help them have a clear mind and time to get the things done that need

to get done and the peace that passes all understanding and that the anxiety would go away.

It would be replaced by supernatural peace.

I pray this in Jesus' name. Amen.

All right. Today I'm reading from 1 Peter

Chapter 2 verses 13 through 25 in the World English Bible, and this is what it says.

Therefore, subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake, whether to the

king as supreme or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance

on evil-doers, and for praise for those who do well.

For this is the will of God that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of

foolish men.

Live as free people, yet not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bond servants of God.

Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked, for it is commendable if someone endures pain suffering unjustly because of conscience toward God.

For what glory is it if when you sin you patiently endure beating, but when, if when you do well, you patiently endure suffering, this is commendable with God.

For you recalled to this because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example that you should follow his steps, who didn't

sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. When he was cursed, he didn't curse back. When he

suffered, he didn't threaten, but committed himself

to him who judges righteously. He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree that we,

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