Do you want a good life? Here's how to have one !!!

Do you want to love your life and see good days?

1Pet 3:8 Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous;

1Pet 3:9 not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.

1Pet 3:10  For “He who would love life And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips from speaking deceit.

1Pet 3:11 Let him turn away from evil and do good; Let him seek peace and pursue it.

1Pet 3:12 For the eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their prayers; But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil.”

Peter had been directing his remarks to various persons in the body of Christ, but, here he speaks to all. And, it's another exhortation, it's a call to Godly and loving, gracious and appropriate behavior in God's eyes. 

1. Be of one mind 

2. Having compassion for one another;

3. Love as brothers.

4. Be tenderhearted.

5. Be courteous;

6. Not returning evil for evil.

7. Or reviling for reviling.

8. But on the contrary blessing. 

Tenderhearted, means, to have strong bowels, or compassion. 

Courteous is to be friendly.

Reviling, is to rail at, to heap abuse upon. 

Blessing, means praise, benefit. 

Peter concludes this section of speaking to all, with an explanation, that God has called us to blessing, or benefit. But, if we desire God's benefit, then we must refrain our tongue from evil, and our lips from deceit, and we are to turn away from evil, seek peace, and pursue it. 

God's eyes are upon the righteous, and face is against those who do evil.

Father, what a blessing Your Word is. And, how we need to let it into our hearts, our lives, and our minds, and be transformed by it. 

Application/Promises

1. Let's be what God calls us to be.

2. Let's not be what our flesh wants us to be.

3. Who does not want blessing from God.

4. We must position our hearts to be blessed.

5. Somethings must go, and some things must be.

6. God's Word tells us exactly what they are.

7. God's eyes upon me, is my desire.

8. Lord, bless my life today.