In verse 10 Peter says > In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. When he says ‘in his kindness’ the word kindness is grace. In his grace God called us and enabled us. God’s grace grew Peter up and changed him. That is how he could write verses 1-11. God same grace will enable us to carry out these scriptures written by Peter. Let’s look at each verse and how Peter reacted before he allowed the grace of God to work in his life. The Christian life is all about grace and no one knew this better than Peter. I owe all of the following insight to Pastor Jon Courson.
Peter also says he was a partaker of glory. He fails to mention, however, that he was reprimanded by God for placing Jesus on the same plane as Moses and Elijah on the Mount of Transfiguration (Matthew 17:5).
Peter also tells pastors not to be lazy. When Jesus asked Peter to pray with Him in the Garden of Gethsemane, what did Peter do? He fell asleep (Mark 14:37).
Peter went on to say we are to be clothed with humility. Yet as he sat in the Upper Room with the other disciples, it was not Peter but Jesus who humbled Himself to wash feet (John 13:3, 4).
In verse 10 there is a warning and a promise. It warns that there will be suffering but that it will last a relatively short time and something better will follow.