Daily Devotions
1 Peter
"Our faithful brother"
Text: 1 Peter 5:12
CONCLUDING REMARKS
The Apostle Peter had come to the end of his epistle to the believers who were widely scattered. He shared many words of note. They were words of faith and encouragement. They were words of hope and strength as well.
“By Silvanus, our faithful brother as I consider him,
I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying
that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.”
1 Peter 5:12
1. “By Silvanus, our faithful brother as I consider him”
a) Silvanus was likely the same person called Silas (Acts 15:40).
b) Silas was the short form for Silvanus.
c) “By Silvanus”
i) He was most likely the bearer of this epistle written by Peter.
ii) He could read this letter to those who were not able to read.
iii) He could teach what Peter taught in his epistle.
d) He was considered a faithful brother.
i) Peter could trust that he would teach faithfully what Peter had written.
ii) Silvanus would not add to what Peter had written.
iii) Nor would he subtract what was written in 1 Peter.
2. “I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand”
a) Peter’s epistle was described as written “briefly”.
i) It was not a lengthy epistle.
ii) It was not heavy either.
b) Though he wrote about the subject of how to cope with suffering, the underlying message was the grace of God.
i) God’s grace was true.
ii) It could be relied upon.
iii) The faith which the believers possessed was made possible by the grace of God.
iv) His epistle was to encourage his readers to trust and rely on the grace of the Lord!