1Pe 5:6-7 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you at the proper time, (7) casting all your cares on him, because he cares about you.
Knowing God’s attitude should cause Christians not only to be subject to others but also to subject themselves deliberately to God’s sovereign rule. The command humble yourselves could be translated “allow yourselves to be humbled.” Those who were suffering persecution for Christ’s sake could be encouraged by the fact that the same mighty hand that let them suffer would one day lift them up.
Christ sustains because He cares. A Christian’s confidence rests in the fact that Christ is genuinely concerned for his welfare.
