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Christian Devotional – January 12, 2017
Peter had purpose. He was one if the disciples who had been in Jesus’s inner circle. Peter had made the great confession about who Jesus was and Peter had always been the outspoken leader of the group. However, he was also the one who denied Jesus 3 times on the night he was crucified. Not exactly something he would have liked to add to his resume. We all mess up. We all have moments when we fail to meet the purpose that God has for us. We miss out on the blessings of God, but that doesn’t mean we are through or that God is through with us. Read John…
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Christian Devotional – July 20, 2016
Read 2 Peter chapter 3 VERSE: 2 Peter 3:18–But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen. TRUTH: Once we’ve accepted Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, we are not to just sit back and wait for His return. We are to continue to grow. We don’t know everything about the Christian life once we’ve asked him in; we have to learn, grow, study, and apply these things to our life daily. Are we continuing to grow and to learn? Do we seek to have a better, more obedient relationship with God each and every day?…
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Christian Devotional – July 19, 2016
Read 2 Peter chapter 2 VERSE: 2 Peter 2:18–For they mouth empty boastful words and, by appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh, they entice people who are just escaping from those who live in error. TRUTH: This chapter deals entirely with false teachers. In Peter’s time there were several people who were making claims about what people should be doing. Peter is stating that these teachers would boast and appeal to new believers and work to entice them away before they had a chance to really get grounded and understand what the truth of the Lord meant in their lives. We can easily get drawn away from the…
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Christian Devotional – July 18, 2016
Read 2 Peter chapter 1 VERSE: 2 Peter 1:8–For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. TRUTH: The previous verses list several qualities that are important for a believer and indicates how they grow from one another. These include things like faith and goodness and self-control. This is a very important list because of what it says in this verse. If we are possessing these qualities and working to increase them in our life, then we will be effective and productive. Most people want to be effective and productive. If we look…
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Christian Devotional – July 12, 2016
Read 1 Peter chapter 1 VERSE: 1 Peter 1:15-16–But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” TRUTH: Be holy. Peter makes it sound so simple, yet this is one of the most difficult commands in the Bible. We are imperfect people who are charged with holiness. How is this even possible? We must surrender ourselves to the Lordship of Jesus Christ and allow Him to work and move through us so that He can be Holy through. He is the One who is Holy and if we desire to be holy like…
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Christian Devotional – April 14, 2013
VERSE: 2 Peter 3:9–The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead, he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. TRUTH: God has promised to return and to put right all things, so many people wonder why He’s not done that yet. The answer: He is being patient and waiting to allow everyone to come to Him and repent. He does not desire that anyone would be found in that day without the saving grace of Jesus Christ, so He waits. He gives us opportunities to share and others opportunities to accept. Are we taking advantage of…
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Christian Devotional – April 13, 2013
VERSE: 2 Peter 2:9–if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the Godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment. TRUTH: Sometimes, as we look around us at the world we live in, the world seems to be out of control. It feels like believers are punished and the ungodly get away with their evil. Yet Peter shares with them that if they will look back throughout history, they will see how God has protected those who believe in Him and He has judged the evil ones. We can trust that He is over all things even in our time…
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Christian Devotional – April 12, 2013
VERSE: 2 Peter 1:3–His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. TRUTH: How can we possible live a godly life? We live it through Jesus as He has given us everything we need to live the life that pleases Him. We are never lacking in anything that we need to be obedient to Him; He has provided it all. Are we living each day through our own power? Do we focus on His glory and goodness or on our own? Only through Him do we have everything we need. RESPONSE: Father, You…
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Christian Devotional – April 11, 2013
VERSE: 1 Peter 5:7–Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. TRUTH: We are to make a conscious choice to give our worries and troubles to God. It does not come easily or naturally to choose to allow Him to carry these burdens. However, God loves us and cares for us. We can trust Him with our troubles and anxieties. Today, we can choose to turn over to Him all that is weighing us down. We can then choose to trust Him to do what is best in each of those worrisome situations. RESPONSE: Father, You are the one who can handle every burden I have. I…
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Christian Devotional – April 10, 2013
VERSE: 1 Peter 4:4–They are surprised that you do not join then in their reckless wild living and they heap abuse on you. TRUTH: Non-believers do not understand our commitment to God. They don’t understand our desire to be obedient to what God tells us and as a result, they make fun of us and are mean to us. When we evaluate our relationships with non-Christians, do they see us as different? Do they recognize that we do not do all the things that they do? Regardless of their response to us, we are to commit ourselves to Christ and follow Him. RESPONSE: Father, I will care only about Your response…