1 Peter 5:10

1 Peter 5:10 ‘And after you have suffered for. little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you.'

‘suffered for. little while' -Eternity always places everything in the right perspective. Even the most intense suffering is only for. little while (2 Corinthians 4:17; Romans 8:18).

‘the God of all grace' -‘the giver of all grace' (Knox); ‘the giver of every spiritual blessing' (Wms). (1 Peter 1:13; 1 Peter 4:10; 1 Peter 5:5) The God who gives ‘grace' for every situation, the God who ensures that there never exists. hardship which is beyond our ability to endure (1 Corinthians 10:13; 2 Corinthians 12:9).

‘who called you to His eternal glory in Christ' -This ‘calling' was the first proof of His grace (2 Thessalonians 2:14). 1. ‘to share in his eternal glory' (Mon) 2. ‘in Christ'-The acceptance of the calling happens ‘in Christ'. The person who accepts the gospel message is baptized into Christ (Galatians 3:26; Romans 6:1. And the eternal glory is also in Christ. Reject Christ and you are rejecting eternal life (John 8:24; John 14:6).

‘will Himself' -Denoting God's personal interest in us. God wants to share heaven with all many as possible.

‘perfect' -‘strengthen, complete, make one what he ought to be' (Thayer p. 336). ‘Put into proper condition, make complete' (Arndt p. 417). ‘The radical notion of the verb is, therefore, adjustment---the putting of all the parts into right relation and connection.' (Vincent p. 671). ‘the focus is on their character. Through their suffering God will produce. fully restored… confirmed character in them.' (Davids p. 195)

‘confirm' -‘strengthen, make firm' (Thayer p. 588) (Luke 22:32; Romans 16:25; 1 Thessalonians 3:2; 1 Thessalonians 3:13; 2 Thessalonians 2:17; 2 Thessalonians 3:3; 2 Peter 1:12; Revelation 3:2). ‘Refers to fixity and immobility of those who rely on the Lord.' (Woods p. 132)

‘strengthen' -‘Shall perfect, that no defect remain in you: shall establish, that nothing may shake you: shall strengthen, that you may overcome every adverse force.. saying worthy of Peter. He is strengthening his brethren.' (Vincent p. 672).

‘establish' -‘lit., shall ground you, shall give you. firm foundation' (P.P. Comm. p. 209) 1. Even though they are suffering and will continue to suffer, God is already planning the good that such suffering will in the end accomplish. God allows bad things to happen, because God sees the tremendous good that could be accomplished if we continue to trust Him. 2. Grudem notes, ‘and we should add…that he will settle…them in any rightful place from which the suffering has wrongfully removed them. In sum: all loss will soon be made right, and that for eternity.' (p. 198) 3. If we remain faithful God, we will lose absolutely nothing!