Hope Fixed on God

Our greatest testimony will often come through our greatest trials. This is the overall theme of this letter, as Peter was writing to encourage those who were suffering severely. He was challenging them to keep their hope fixed on God as they endured mistreatment by the world. While this world might mistreat them for their faith in Christ, the next world would surely reward them. While their persecutors deprived them of justice, their heavenly Father would honor their faithful perseverance.