Lesotho
Lesotho is referred to by some as the “Mountain Kingdom.” It is nested inside the country of South Africa. Rightly so, because, as Wikipedia reports, “it is the only independent state in the world that lies entirely above 3,281 ft. in elevation. Its lowest point of 4,593 ft. is thus the highest in the world. Over 80% of the country lies above 5,906 ft.”
Approximately 2,084,000 people live in Lesotho. 75% of the people live in the country, and 25% live in urbanized areas. The government is a constitutional monarchy but the kingship is ceremonial for the most part. A prime minister leads a multiparty parliament.
THE GOD OF ALL GRACE
-Part One-
And now the God of all grace who called you to His eternal glory in Christ after you have suffered a little while will Himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. To Him be dominion forever and ever. - I Peter 5:10, 11
Peter wrote at a time of great suffering for Christians. The Roman Emperor Nero had begun a terrible persecution to stamp out faith in Jesus. Christians were dipped in tar and burned as torches to light Nero’s garden parties. They were torn apart by wild beasts in the arena. So Peter wrote a letter of encouragement for the suffering saints. And as he concluded, he penned the words we read above. There are at least five encouragements in those two verses...
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