Daily Devotional. Humble yourselves therefore under The Mighty Hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the Faith, KNOWING THAT THE SAME AFFLICTIONS ARE ACCOMPLISHED IN YOUR BRETHREN THAT ARE IN THE WORLD. But the God of all Grace, Who hath called us unto His Eternal Glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. To Him be Glory and Dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 1 Peter 5:6-11. Saved people may suffer the same afflictions as the lost, as in a hurricane, earthquake, forest fire and others, but the lost “suffer” the same Blessings as the Saved. I’ll explain. God created each and every person on earth, He gave each one Life, He gave each one His Godly DNA so that EVERYONE Knows there is a God and will have no excuse to declare otherwise. He gives all fresh air, food, water and Hope. Hope is a part of that Godly DNA. No matter how “down”, depressed or Hope-less someone may feel, they all Know there is Something Better out there and they should seek it out. No one on Earth has absolutely no Hope whatsoever, ABSOLUTE AND TOTAL HOPELESSNESS IS RESERVED FOR THOSE IN THE LAKE OF FIRE. Even in suicide, the person still has some Hope, they just won’t go after it. Hope it’s a part of Godly DNA, and anyone with Godly DNA has Hope. The Lord has made it whether you’re Saved, or lost, you have Hope for Something More, and these verses Encourage everyone to seek it out. Whether it’s seeking Christ for the first time, or seeking out More and More of Christ every time, we ALL have Hope. The most hopeless, yet “hopeful” wail a person can utter is the Great White Throne Of Judgment found in Matthew 7:22 – “Many will say to me in that day, LORD, LORD, HAVE WE NOT….. ” ALL mankind starts Blessed. These lost ones will not, Be Blessed.
