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“Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart.” – 1 Peter 1:22 In his book “The God-Shaped Brain”, Timothy Jennings writes: “Does it matter which God-concept we hold to? Recent brain research […]

“Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation” 1 Peter 2:2 In his book “Life for Leaders”, author Mark D. Roberts writes: “The leading figure appears in the very first verse (in the Bible): “In the beginning . . . […]

“Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.”1 Peter 2:12 In 1953, Dr. Charles Fuller, a well-known Gospel radio preacher from The Old Fashioned Revival Hour led a […]

‘If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is mature, able also to control the whole body.’ James 3:2 The Bible has a lot to say about the danger of our words. James devotes an entire chapter to this subject: ‘For we all stumble in many ways. If […]

‘Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.’ Proverbs 19:21 We’ve all heard the saying, , ‘The devil is in the details.’ But for a redeemed child of God, not the devil, but God is in the details! When you set your […]

“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” 1 Peter 2:9 In his book “Invitation to a Journey”, Dr. M. Robert Mulholland writes: […]

“How the gold has lost its luster, the fine gold become dull! The sacred gems are scattered at the head of every street. How the precious sons of Zion, once worth their weight in gold, are now considered as pots of clay, the work of a potter’s hands!” Lamentations 4:1-2 […]

‘Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus …’ Hebrews 12:1-2 The men and women who made the greatest impact on the world were those who were totally focused and sold out to their vision. John Wesley, founder of the Methodist Church, once […]

“God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased.” 1 Corinthians 12:18 Have you ever opened a present only to be disappointed at what you were given? Maybe you even remember that others received a nicer present than yours. Maybe some even received […]

“who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by his blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.” 1 Peter 1:2 William H. Willimon American theologian and bishop in the United Methodist […]

‘And He said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground, “and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how. “For the earth yields crops by itself: first the blade, […]

“In this, you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.” 1 Peter 1:6 In his book “Winning the Values War”, Leith Anderson tells the following story: “At the 100th anniversary of the arrival of missionaries in Zaire, […]

“You, O LORD, reign forever; your throne endures from generation to generation.” Lamentations 5:19 Hassanal Bolkiah is the Sultan of Brunei since 1967 and the prime minister of Brunei since its independence from the United Kingdom in 1984. He is one of the few absolute monarchs in the world. The […]

“Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23 Keri Wyatt Kent, in her book “Deeply Loved”, writes: “Patti and Bruce, feeling a tug from Jesus, welcomed a four-year-old foster child into their […]

“The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: ‘I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness.’” Jeremiah 31:3 Amy Peterson, in her book “Where Goodness Still Grows”, wrote the following on kindness: “I started reading The Kindness of God by Catholic theologian and […]