Devotionals June 8 – July 7, 2021: 1 Peter: Encouragement for the Suffering Christian

Both Peter and the recipients of his first epistle were no strangers to suffering. The believers in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia (now modern-day Turkey) in AD 62–63 were living under the tyrannical authority of the Roman government. Their lives could change dramatically at any moment based on the whim of the current emperor. These believers had been exiled from their homes and dispersed into different provinces in the Roman Empire. They undoubtedly faced social pressure to...