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Daily Devotion Archive
God’s Word for You – 1 Peter 2:15-17 Freedom and obligation
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU 1 PETER 2:15-17 15 For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men. “It is God’s will… that you should silence.” This is an example of the Greek infinitive of obligation: It is the will of God. What is? That we should […]
God’s Word for You – 1 Peter 2:13-14 Submit to every authority
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU 1 PETER 2:13-14 13 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every authority instituted among men: whether to the king, as the supreme authority, 14 or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right. (NIV) These two verses would […]
God’s Word for You – 1 Peter 2:11-12 Such good lives among the pagans
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU 1 PETER 2:11-12 At the beginning of the letter, there was a cycle of God’s plan (1:3-12) followed by Peter urging us to live holy lives and to be holy (1:13-2:3). Now a second cycle turns in a similar way from Christ’s relationship with believers (2:4-10) to another string of commands […]
God’s Word for You – 1 Peter 2:9-10 Mercy on us
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU 1 PETER 2:9-10 9 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. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the […]
God’s Word for You – Mark 4:9-12 The Sower – Part 2
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU MARK 4:9-12 9 Then Jesus said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.” This is no different than saying, “Use your ears,” but Jesus also means, “Trust my words.” His words create faith and give life. The whole Bible is God’s revelation to mankind for three purposes: to save man […]
God’s Word for You – 1 Peter 2:7-8 Our Capstone
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU 1 PETER 2:7-8 7 Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone,” 8 and, “A stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall.” They stumble because they disobey the […]
God’s Word for You – 1 Peter 2:6 Our Cornerstone
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU 1 PETER 2:6 6 For in Scripture it says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame.” Peter has begun to speak about building the church of living stones, and to assure us of […]
God’s Word for You – 1 Peter 2:5 Living stones
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU 1 PETER 2:5 5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. The Christian church is not a building. It is people who believe in Christ. Yet the Scriptures often use the illustration […]
God’s Word for You – 1 Peter 2:4 The precious stone
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU 1 PETER 2:4 Living Stones 4 As you come to him, the living Stone– rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him– The reference to a “stone” goes back to Peter’s time with Jesus. And, of course, it also goes back to Isaiah, to David, and even to […]
God’s Word for You – 1 Peter 2:1-3 pure spiritual milk
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU 1 PETER 2:1-3 Crave Pure Spiritual Milk 2 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. Midway through chapter 1, Peter began to urge his readers and us to live a life of self-control, not conforming to evil desires. He quoted Moses (who […]
God’s Word for You – Mark 4:1-8 The Sower – Part 1
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU MARK 4:1-8 In this chapter, Jesus preaches four parables to show the way God plants and grows his kingdom. Sometimes hearts are unwilling, sometimes the beginnings are insignificant. But those with faith should share it, and by way of a miracle Jesus also reminds us of the almighty power of the […]
