Prayer For Peter And James
“Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. And he killed James the brother of John with the sword” (Acts 12:1,2).
The Man Born Blind
“Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him” (John 9:2,3).
Contentment
“Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way. . . . A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked” (Psalm 37:7,16).
Five Commands
"Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ" (I Peter 1:13).
In our text and the succeeding two verses, five commands are given to the believer striving to live godly lives. Let us look briefly at each one:
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