1 Peter 2:21
To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.
Scripture Insights
Do you sometimes feel that God’s calling is too hard and too challenging—that this is not what you signed up for? Peter understood that tension. He reminds us that we are called to follow in the steps of Christ, and those steps often lead through seasons of surrender and sacrifice.
I remember walking through life without Christ, broken, lost, and chasing things that could never fill me. That was hard. I know what it’s like to walk alone, to carry the weight without hope. How much harder, lonelier, and darker that road was. With Jesus, life is so much better. It is still challenging, but I am not alone, and you don’t have to be either. Following in his steps means we must remember what those steps cost him. Jesus willingly endured betrayal, rejection, the cross, and the grave because his love for us was greater than his desire to avoid suffering. And if he walked that road for us, then we can trust him as we walk it with him.
His journey was marked by obedience when it was costly, love when it was unde-served, and endurance when the weight felt heavy. You were never meant to carry this calling by yourself. The one who suffered for you now walks with you, turning every step into purpose and every moment into a testimony.
Today’s Prayer
Jesus, you have called us to follow in your steps. Thank you for walking the road before us, enduring suffering, showing obedience, and loving us without measure. Help us walk as you walked, staying faithful to our calling until we see you face-to-face.
—Jenee Noriega
Associate Pastor of Evangelism and Discipleship, Kansas City First Church of the Nazarene
