You know, and

you know, and the world. Even the most devout Christians go through seasons of doubt and despair.

The Apostle Peter knew this firsthand, and he wrote to reassure Christians scattered through the world who were in such seasons.

Today on Truth for Life weekend,

Alistair Begg takes us through Peter's encouraging message

to help us view our own weaknesses and struggles

as opportunities for triumph.

I invite you to turn with me to 1 Peter and to Chapter 5, and to follow along as I read.

The heading in our Bibles is Shepherd, the flock of God. And Peter writes,

so, i.e. in light of the first four chapters, so I exhort the elders among you as a fellow

elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going

to be revealed, shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion,

but willingly as God would have you, not for shameful gain, but eagerly, not domineering over

those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. And when the chief shepherd appears, you will

receive the unfading crown of glory. Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders,

clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for God opposes the proud,

but gives grace to the humble. Humble yourselves, therefore,

under the mighty hand of God, so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your

anxieties on him because he cares for you. Be sober-minded, be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring

lion seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of

suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. And after you have suffered

a little while, the God of all grace who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ will

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