29th October 2026

Envy

"A sound heart is life to the body,

But envy is rottenness to the bones."

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Proverbs 14:30

Reading: 1 Peter 2:1-23.

Envy is an easy trap for any of us to fall into. It feeds on our deepest vulnerabilities, wounds, and fears, and whispers in the ear that if we were only more like so-and-so, we would not be struggling, and we would not be feeling bad.

The apostle Peter reminded new believers in 1 Peter 2, the only way to “rid (ourselves)” of the lies that envy tells us is to be deeply rooted in the truth, to “have tasted”—deeply experienced—“that the Lord is good” (v 1–3). We can “love one another deeply, from the heart” (1:22) when we know the true source of our joy—“the living and enduring word of God” (v 23).

We can surrender comparison when we remember who we really are beloved members of “a chosen people, . . . God’s special possession.” We are called “out of darkness into His wonderful light” (2:9).

Prayer: Merciful Father, Cleanse me of all envy. I ask this in Jesus name. Amen.