Ezekiel 26 and 27 are judgments against Tyre. Tyre may have been a successful city by human standards but God has the power to lay it to waste.

1 Peter 4 continues to speak about the gospel being proclaimed to the dead. We are encouraged to die to our old lives and to embrace holy living. Those who suffer because of their faith should rejoice. They share in the sufferings of Christ. They glorify God.

We must always remember that we are called to live different lives because of Christ. We may feel hurt and resentment but we may not act on those feelings. In treating others with the love that Christ has given us we will be transformed and will be able to forgive as well. Our lives are not defined by our experiences on earth. Rather, they are defined by our encounter with our living Lord.