The Greatest of Lives

In 1 Peter 3:8-12, the apostle gave instruction on living the good life to Christians who were facing hostility and persecution. He told them that they needed to live this life out and to do so remembering all of the blessings they have received in Christ and remembering the encouragement that they have in Scripture.

And Peter tells them that if they live out what they have then the eyes of the Lord are on them and He attends to their prayer. Wow. If that was all you knew – that the eyes of the Lord were on you and He was listening to you pray, then you would have to conclude that this truly is the good life.

To know that God is watching over me and His ears are open to my prayers, it can’t get any better than that. That’s not a good life, that’s the greatest of lives.