1 Peter 5:6

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;

In due time ... Christians may not always be exalted in this life; and, indeed, it might be said that they seldom are; but the exaltation will come. "It might be in the present life, but it will certainly be in the world to come."[27]

Under the mighty hand of God ... This is a common "Old Testament expression used in connection with deliverance (Exodus 3:19; 20:33)."[28] The author of James also remembered this same teaching of Jesus (James 4:6,10).

[27] Albert Barnes, Notes on the New Testament, 1Peter (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1953), p. 205.

[28] J. H. A. Hart, op. cit., p. 78.