Do Good Deeds and Be blessed. I Peter 3

 1 Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, 2 when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. 3 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. 4 Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. 5 For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves. They submitted themselves to their own husbands, 6 like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her lord. You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear.
 7 Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.
Suffering for Doing Good
 8 Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. 9 Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. 10 For,

   “Whoever would love life
   and see good days
must keep their tongue from evil
   and their lips from deceitful speech.
11 They must turn from evil and do good;
   they must seek peace and pursue it.
12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
   and his ears are attentive to their prayer,
but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”[a]
 13 Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? 14 But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear their threats[b]; do not be frightened.”[c] 15 But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, 16 keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander. 17 For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit. 19 After being made alive,[d] he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits— 20 to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water, 21 and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God.[e] It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22 who has gone into heaven and is at God’s right hand—with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him.









For Meditation:

10 For,

   “Whoever would love life
   and see good days
must keep their tongue from evil
   and their lips from deceitful speech.
11 They must turn from evil and do good;
   they must seek peace and pursue it.
12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
   and his ears are attentive to their prayer,
but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”[a]

Noyo Edem's Notes:
Peter admonishes us in this passage to do good deeds and be loving and considerate to one another. Wives should submit themselves to their husbands and adorn themselves with a gentle and quiet spirit like the women of old. Furthermore, women should emulate the example of Sarah who called her husband her Lord.

Men should respect and love their wives. None of us should be tired of doing good deeds even when we are being persecuted. Doing good deeds in persecution is honorable and should actually be seen as an opportunity for God to bless us.
Jesus Christ suffered persecution and he was crucified for doing good deeds. Jesus Christ was victorious over evil and as a result God gave him dominion over the rebellious spirits that were held in bondage before the world was created because of their disobedience to God.

The world was destroyed by water during the days of Noah, and only eight people survived. By implication, we must realize that good will forever triumph over evil and everyone that does good will be rewarded by God the Father.

The flood waters that destroyed the earth during the days of Noah cleansed the earth of wicked deeds. In the same way, water baptism cleanses us from our sins when we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. We have a clear conscience to interact with God and His Son, Jesus Christ and we become co-heirs of God's Kingdom with Jesus' Christ.

It is  good to testify about the love of God to men and to have a desire for everyone to know the truth about God's Kingdom. There are souls that are yet unsaved and it is the responsibility of the believer to reach out to those souls and tell them about the gospel of truth.
What role do we want to play to ensure that the gospel reaches everyman on earth? The Lord is calling on us to go out to preach the gospel to the rest of the world. Are we ready to do the Lord's will?

Prayer: Father help us to do your will. Teach us to love one another and to treat one another with due respect and consideration. May we always strive to do good deeds in Jesus' name. Amen.

Be blessed.

Mrs. Noyo Edem