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Daily Devotion Archive
God’s Word for You – 1 Peter 4:10-11 the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU 1 PETER 4:10-11 10 Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms. The “gift” Peter describes is a charisma (χάρισμα), a favor or a gift given by God’s grace. Such gifts are frequently mentioned in the early church with […]
God’s Word for You – 1 Peter 4:7-9 love covers a multitude of sins
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU 1 PETER 4:7-9 7 The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray. Peter doesn’t hint. He preaches. He’s described Christ’s descent into hell, and the punishment of the unbelievers in the days of Noah. In that example, he took the closest […]
God’s Word for You – 1 Peter 4:6 the gospel was preached
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU 1 PETER 4:6 6 For this is the reason the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they might be judged according to men in regard to the body, but live according to God in regard to the spirit. (NIV) This verse isn’t about the “spirits […]
God’s Word for You – 1 Peter 4:3-5 Enough of that
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU 1 PETER 4:3-5 3 For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do– living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry. 4 They think it strange that you do not plunge with them into the same flood of dissipation, and they heap abuse […]
God’s Word for You – Mark 4:30-34 Mustard Seed, Mustard Branches
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU MARK 4:30-34 30 Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it? Jesus gives his own definition of a parable here. A parable shows what the kingdom of God is like. It is a comparison. He makes a […]
God’s Word for You – 1 Peter 4:1-2 Godly suffering
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU 1 PETER 4:1-2 4:1 Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because he who has suffered in his body is done with sin. 2 As a result, he does not live the rest of his earthly life for evil human desires, but rather for […]
God’s Word for You – 1 Peter 3:21-22 Baptism saves
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU 1 PETER 3:21-22 21 and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also– not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a good conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22 who has gone into heaven and is at God’s right […]
God’s Word for You – 1 Peter 3:20 He descended into hell (Part 3)
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU 1 PETER 3:20 20 who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water, (NIV) The spirits in the prison of hell are not limited to the group mentioned […]
God’s Word for You – 1 Peter 3:19 He descended into hell (Part 2)
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU 1 PETER 3:19 19 through whom also he went and preached to the spirits in prison (NIV) Another, plainer way of saying “through whom” he went and preached would be to say, “in which,” that is, in his risen body and spirit. Preaching to the spirits in prison is the “why” […]
God’s Word for You – 1 Peter 3:18 He descended into hell (Part 1)
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU 1 PETER 3:18 THE DESCENT INTO HELL 18 For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit, (NIV) This verse begins a brief section which teaches the doctrine […]
God’s Word for You – Mark 4:26-29 The Growing Seed
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU MARK 4:26-29 26 He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. 27 Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. 28 All by itself the soil produces grain– […]
God’s Word for You – 1 Peter 3:17 To suffer for doing good
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU 1 PETER 3:17 17 It is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. (NIV) Peter employs a type of grammar that tells us that what he proposes is very unlikely. While it might seem improbable that Christians will suffer for doing good, it […]
