The passage we are gonna dig into today begins with the word “therefore”; so as usual, before we jump into today’s passage, we have to look back to see what the therefore is there for. Right before Peter begins this passage he gives some directives to how people within the church are to interact with one another – from the … Read More
Living the Good Life
“10 For, the one who desires life, to love and see good days, must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit. 11 He must turn away from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it. 12 For the eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous, and His ears attend to their prayer, but the face of the Lord … 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
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
Reality
So this morning I was reading in 2 Kings, and let me just say WOW! Check it out… When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. “Oh no, my lord! What shall we do?” the servant asked. “Don’t be afraid,” the prophet answered.“Those who … Read More
The Church at Sardis
THE CHURCH AT SARDISRevelation 3:1-6 “To the angel of the church in Sardis write:He who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars, says this: ‘I know your deeds, that you have a name that you are alive, and yet you are dead. ‘Be constantly alert, and strengthen the things that remain, which were about to die; for I have not … Read More
The Church at Thyatira
The Church at THYATIRA Let me start off by saying that I know this is a lengthy passage of Scripture, but please take the time to read it so what follows makes sense. “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: The Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and feet like burnished … Read More
Called…Now Serve
“But when He who had set me apart even from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace was pleased to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood.” ~~Galatians 1:15-16~~ Not long ago, this passage really drew me in. As usual, I started out by defining some … Read More
Forgive
“Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.”~~Ephesians 4:32~~ I’m in the process of studying the character of God, and this morning one of the verses I dug into was Ephesians 4:32. What impacted me from this verse was the call for me to be forgiving to others as Christ has been … Read More