Standing Firm in Our Faith

Continuing his thought from v5 on clothing ourselves with humility towards one another, Peter ends his epistle exhorting us from firsthand experience himself to humble ourselves under our faith in God (v6). Two particular ways in which we express our humble dependence upon God is: (1) by casting all our anxieties on Him as worry is a form of pride; and (2) being sober-minded and ever-watchful in faith given the constant danger of the evil one (v7-9). Our time of suffering here is short compared to the joys of eternity, and the God of all grace will exalt us on the last day when He restores, confirms, strengthens, and establishes us and all creation in Christ (v6, 10).