As we look at the final section of 1 Peter, we see the Apostle shifts from addressing the elders in the churches to addressing everyone in the churches for his final instructions. Here we see Peter call for submission to the elders, and he calls for the whole church to show humility towards one another, and then also, humility towards God. Humility towards God is seen in trusting Him with our cares. Then we see Peter's final instructions to be sober-minded and watchful because the enemy of the church, the devil, seeks to devour. Believers, then, are to resist him, firm in the faith, knowing they are not alone in their suffering, but they have brothers and sisters throughout the world who suffer as well. But ultimately, God is the one who will sustain the believer and cause them to persevere unto glory.
