“Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander, and like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation, if you have tasted the kindness of the Lord.”~~1 Peter 2:1-3~~ As this passage begins with “therefore”, let’s look at what the “therefore” is there … Read More
Love ~ Sincere and Fervent
As I meditated on this verse, several questions rose to the surface in my mind. Why did Peter feel the need to connect “obedience to the truth” with a “purified” soul? What exactly is a purified soul? How does Peter define love? What’s the difference between “sincere” love of the brethren and “fervently” loving one another from the heart? Let’s … Read More
Conduct Yourself in Fear
Honestly, I almost skimmed over this verse; that is until the Spirit started speaking. In short, He said, “Karen, if you fear God, watch how you treat other people. As you “judge” them, know that God is judging you as well. How you live your life here on earth speaks very loudly about what you think about your God”. I … Read More
What’s on Your Mind?
I’ve been working my way through 1 Peter, and while I’m not going to blog about each and every verse in the book, I will target the parts of the book that have impacted me and will share what I have learned. I’ll look into what the Scripture is saying, as well as how to apply it to our own … Read More
Transparency
I’ve been looking back through my journal entries this morning, rereading and tweaking and deciding which to share on this blog and which ones to keep to myself. Honestly, my heart wanted to keep this one to myself because it makes me feel vulnerable sharing these kinds of thoughts. But when God says, “Do it”, do it I must. So … Read More
Comfort
“3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 5 For just as the sufferings of Christ are ours in abundance, so … Read More
Memories…
So I have to say I really enjoy when memories pop up on Facebook. Check this one out from July, 2014.. It still is relevant. “So, today Cayd and I were sitting at the piano singing and playing duets. It’s something we do almost every time we are together. The kid loves music like his Baba (smile). Well we were … Read More
Every Good and Perfect Gift
Not long ago I did a two-part study on the “what” and the “why” of trials taken from James 1:2-4. If you haven’t read those yet, I’ll include the links to those at the end of this blog post. So, after James talked about trials, temptations, and evil desires, why does he then seem to shift gears and suddenly … Read More
I Wanna Know What Love Is
As I came across this verse today, I had several questions that came to mind. I jotted them down and will do my best to try to answer them because I wanna know what love is! Haha. Here we go! Why did John begin this verse with “Dear children”? Because we, as believers, are children of God? Perhaps because we … Read More
Clothes
What is the first thing you notice in this picture? If you’re anything like me, it’s the bride’s stunning dress. This morning I was reading a devotional which included Galatians 3:27 in the Amplified Version. A part of that verse REALLY struck me. — “…in Christ [into a spiritual union with the Christ, the Anointed] . . .have clothed yourselves with … Read More