Verse 7 gives a very good piece of advice: Cast all your cares on the Lord because He cares for you. He understands how we feel because He made us. He experienced life as we know it on this earth. He died to save us from our sins. What a wonderful person to go to with our cares! Next, Peter tells us to be sober and vigilant because the devil would like to devour us and our faith. This life is know time to be careless. One careless move on our part could be all the Devil needs to ensnare us. We need to be ever on the lookout. We must always be suspicious lest he catch us unawares. We must resist temptation steadfastly. We may not become weary in well-doing. Peter comforts us with the fact that God will perfect, establish and strengthen us. What a comfort!
Peter then closes his letter by telling us that Sylvanus was the letter bearer. He also includes greetings from the church at Babylon were he was at the time as well as from Marcus, his spiritual son in the faith. He also advises them to greet each other with a kiss of charity. This is one of the scriptures that we base the our practice on today.
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