3:10-12
Peter now quotes from Psalm 34:12-16. We all want to have good days. The Christian life is not about being miserable! Even though it might, indeed will, involve suffering and hard times, joy is part of the fruit. It is about true life. So one of the first things we must do is watch what we say. Deceit and lying is such a fundamental part of the way of the world. In some countries bribery and corruption are endemic. In politics and much business and other aspects of life it is ingrained. We need to speak the simple truth. So we turn from evil and do good, seek peace and pursue it.
Why are we to do all this? Why is it going to work? Because the Lord is watching. Lying and deceit will not work in the end because the Lord knows all things and judgement will ultimately come. More positively, He watches over us and pays attention to our prayers. Whether or not one believes that there is a Creator who judges is fundamental to the way an individual or people will act. And this is why our western societies are so quickly heading into decline.
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