{"id":56016,"date":"2025-12-26T21:36:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T02:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/y2026-en\/m221\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T21:36:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T02:36:48","slug":"m221","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/y2026-en\/m221\/","title":{"rendered":"Obey authority according to the example of Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Verses\uff1a<\/strong><a href='..\/b221'>1_Peter 2:13 ~ 2:25<\/a><br\/>\r\n<strong>Key Verse\uff1a<\/strong>21-22. For this is grace, if anyone, because of a consciousness of God, bears sorrows by suffering unjustly.\r\nFor what glory is it if, while sinning and being buffeted, you endure? But if, while doing good and suffering, you endure, this is grace with God.\r\n<br\/>\r\n<strong>Topic\uff1a<\/strong>Obey authority according to the example of Christ<br\/>\r\n<strong>Emphasis\uff1a<\/strong> When we live according to the peace in our spirit (\u201cthe consciousness of God\u201d), Christians are often misunderstood and even persecuted because of their care of God\u2019s righteousness and holiness. This is what the Lord Jesus\u2019 life on earth looks like. He experienced injustice, was despised and persecuted, and eventually crucified. This is the example we should follow.<br\/>\r\n<strong>Meditate\uff1a<\/strong>Have we ever experienced that our \u201cconsciousness of God\u201d is different with the trend of this age?<br\/>\r\n<strong>Prayer\uff1a<\/strong>Praise the Lord, You suffered for me and left an example to let me follow. Please keep me following Your footsteps, always in the grace with God.<br\/>\r\n<strong>Hymn\uff1a<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hymnal.net\/en\/hymn\/ns\/283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I am crucified with Christ<\/a><br\/>\r\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-56016-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-am-crucified-with-Christ.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-am-crucified-with-Christ.mp3\">http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-am-crucified-with-Christ.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\r\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div><p id=\"pvc_stats_56016\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"56016\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Verses\uff1a1_Peter 2:13 ~ 2:25 Key Verse\uff1a21-22. For this is grace, if anyone, because of a consciousness of God, bears sorrows by suffering unjustly. For what glory is it if, while sinning and being buffeted, you endure? But if, while doing good and suffering, you endure, this is grace with God. Topic\uff1aObey authority according to the example of Christ Emphasis\uff1a When we live according to the peace in our spirit (\u201cthe consciousness of God\u201d), Christians are often misunderstood and even persecuted because of their care of God\u2019s righteousness and holiness. This is what the Lord Jesus\u2019 life on earth looks like. He experienced injustice, was despised and persecuted, and eventually crucified. This is the example we should follow. Meditate\uff1aHave we ever experienced that our \u201cconsciousness of God\u201d is different with the trend of this age? Prayer\uff1aPraise the Lord, You suffered for me and left an example to let me follow. Please keep me following Your footsteps, always in the grace with God. 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