Margo's Bible Verses December 2nd

On this date, December 2nd Margo was reading in the book of Acts 28:11--31 titled "Paul Lives under Guard in Rome" and in I Peter 4:12--19 titled "Suffering with Christ".

I need to provide some context on the passage in Acts that Margo underlined. Paul finally arrived in Rome, after a long dangerous journey. When he and his companions arrived they met with a large number of Christians initially, then with several of the Jewish leaders. Paul preached the gospel to these Jewish leaders and tried to show them that Jesus was the Messiah. Some believed, but many others refused to believe.

Here's what Margo underlined in the passage in Acts:

"25:They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: "The Holy Spirit spoke the truth to your forefathers when he said through Isaiah the prophet:
26:" 'Go to this people and say,
"You will be ever hearing but never understanding;
you will be ever seeing but never perceiving."
27:For this people's heart has become calloused;
they hardly hear with their ears,
and they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,
understand with their hearts
and turn, and I would heal them.'

28:"Therefore I want you to know that God's salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!""

Here's what she underlined in the commentary on Acts:

"...God "worked all things for good" (Romans 8:28) for Paul, and you can trust him to do the same for you. God may not make you comfortable or secure, but he will provide the opportunity to do his work."

Margo didn't underline any verses in the passage in I Peter, but she underlined the entire commentary:

"Again Peter brings to mind Jesus' words: "Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me"(Matthew 5:11). It is never shameful to suffer for Christ, and he will send his Spirit to strengthen those who are persecuted for their faith. This does not mean that all suffering is good, however. Sometimes a person will grumble, "he's just picking on me because I'm a Christian, " when it's obvious to everyone else that it is the person's own unpleasant behavior that is the cause of his problems. It may take careful thought or wise counsel to determine the real cause of our suffering. We can be assured, however, that whenever we suffer because of our loyalty to Christ, he will be with us all the way."