“Your adornment must not be merely the external–braiding the hair, wearing gold jewelry, or putting on apparel;but it should be the hidden person of the heart,with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit,which is precious in the sight of God.”~~1 Peter 3:3-4~~ As I read this passage this morning about Peter saying beauty isn’t just external, my first … Read More
What’s Your Purpose?
“For you have been called for this purpose, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you would follow in His steps, He who committed no sin, nor was any deceit found in His mouth; and while being abusively insulted, He did not insult in return; while suffering, He did not threaten, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously; … Read More
Act as Free Men
“Act as free men, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as bondslaves of God.Honor all people, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king” ~~1 PETER 2:16-17~~ This is a shorter passage, but it is certainly not lacking in practical spiritual truth. In order to understand and apply this verse correctly, we need to … Read More
The Struggle is Real
“11 Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the soul. 12 Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify God in the day of visitation.”~~1 Peter 2:11-12~~ To understand the context for this … Read More
It’s Time to Get Rid of That
“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
Time to Get Rid of That
“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
