Let’s evaluate our lives. Are shining our light in a way others see and then glorify God? We can’t control them but we can control our behavior inwardly.
Category Archives: 1 Peter
Chosen people | 1 Peter 2:9-10
Have you accepted God’s grace by confessing & repenting of your sins and believing Christ paid the penalty to restore your relationship with God? Tap for more.
Stumbling block | 1 Peter 2:7-8
Jesus is a stumbling block, an offense. Why? Pride. Jesus calls all who want to receive Him to repent of their sins which requires a humble act of confession.
Living cornerstone | 1 Peter 2:4-6
Are we presenting our bodies as living and holy sacrifices to God? Remember sacrifices by their nature die. So we need to, as Jesus taught us, die to ourselves.
Spiritual milk | 1 Peter 2:1-3
Babies naturally crave milk from their mother. Peter uses this analogy to encourage his readers to have the same attitude toward spiritual sustenance.
Born again by the Word | 1 Peter 1:22-25
Isaiah 40:6-8 emphasizes that our flesh, like flowers, fades; it cannot stand the test of time or trials. But that’s not the case for the Word. It endures.
Through Him we believe | 1 Peter 1:20-21
Through Christ, and Him alone, we believe in God the Father. The Father raised Jesus from the dead after His sacrificial death. He gave glory to Jesus.
Of greater worth | 1 Peter 1:18-19
And this salvation from our worthless life did not come cheaply. It was with an immeasurable cost – not with what we consider highly valuable.
Reverent fear | 1 Peter 1:17
So as we live here, he calls us to live in reverent fear. What does that mean? The AMP translates it as, “with profound respect for Him”, which I really like.
Source of hope | 1 Peter 1:13-16
Take action. Prepare our minds and place our hope in the right person. We are to be obedient, free from worldly passions…to be holy as God is holy.