I promise I know the books of the Bible by heart. But somehow I skipped over 1 and 2 Peter in my blogs. I blog an OT book, NT, OT, etc. Anyway I need to back up a little and write on some insights through my 1 Peter read from the Message Bible.
Chapter 1
- We all should be "on assignment by Jesus."
- Believers have everything to live for and a future. And the future begins now.
- Faith is proven to be genuine during times of suffering.
Chapter 2
- Are there areas of my life where I need to invite God to do a clean sweep?
- If you're a Christian, you have a "before and after" story to tell. So tell it every day and everywhere.
- This world is not my true home.
- Lord, let me know when I need to speak up and defend and when I need to shut up and let you make things rights.
Chapter 3
- Great words for couples. Be a good husband. Honor your wife. Be a good wife. Respond to his needs. If things aren't right at home, your prayer life will be messed up.
- Christ coming to this earth was not an afterthought. God had it planned all along.
- Believers should love one another as if our lives depended on it.
Chapter 4
- Think like Jesus thinks.
- Suffering positions us to have the freedom to pursue what God wants and not what we want.
- Be quick to give a meal to the hungry--the verse says nothing about whether the person is deserving or not.
- Love goes a long way. Love as if life depended on it (I believe I just said that in chapter 3).
Chapter 5
- As a pastor I must never lose sight that sheep must be tenderly led and not bossily told what to do.
- God takes great delight in just plain, simple people.
- The devil loves to catch you napping. He's always ready to pounce on you.
- God always has the last word.Peter had key people around him to multiply his ministry--like Silas and Mark.
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