A.  Christians should live like there’s no tomorrow. In 1 Peter 4:1-11 Peter is exhorting Christians to live righteously and to endure persecution in the expectation of Christs imminent return. This has not changed Christians should live every day like it might be there last on earth, because it might.

We live in a fallen world and that sin and fallenness can infect our deepest personnel relationships. But we are called to glorify God even when those personnel relationships are wracked by pain and misunderstanding. Peter wants his readers to glorify God in and through their marital relationships even when there are hard or complicated.

Peter wants his hearers to Glorify God by responding well to hard masters. In the same way todays Christians should glorify God by by living well even when their jobs are hard.

The world around us is dying and as Christians we are called to live well as citizens of a dying world.  We do this by submitting to legitimate Governmental authority while at the same time holding firm to our ultimate allegiance to God

David has confessed his sins and placed his trust in the mercy and loving kindness of God. The path to forgiveness leads through true and honest confession. Because of his steadfast love and abundant mercy, God will forgive even the most heinous sins if people ask with a contrite heart.

David had a life filled with pain and struggle. He had amazing victories and crushing defeats, and throughout it all he praised and relied on God. The lord was not punishing David he was honing and shaping him. He was sanctifying his son creating a good and godly character, and purging his pride and selfishness. He is doing the same for you today. Like a father with a son the lord disciplines those he loves for their own good. Do not despise the Lord’s discipline, your pain and suffering are for a season and a reason.

David commits his spirit to God because he knows his times are in Gods hands already. David has lived his entire life in the sheltering hands of God. In times of deep despair and serious physical danger David has turned to God, and God has never let him down. This is as true for us as it was for him. We can escape despair by remembering Gods faithfulness and promises. Our times lie firmly in the hands of God, and we can trust that he will handle them well.

In his sin and brokenness David cried out to God and received mercy. He was saved from Gods wrath through the power of the Lords covenantal love. When God seems silent and distant, we can cry out to him with honest prayers and rest on his mercy. Christians can come to their loving father knowing he loves to answer his people's prayer.