Tag - 1 Peter

Serve Others … That’s What We Do

S. O. A. P. Here’s Your 90 second AM Devotional! S-cripture: 1 Peter 4:10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. O-bservation: St Peter was very direct with all "Followers Of Jesus" as it relates to using the gifts God has given us. He said any gift that we have been given must be used to Serve Others! A-pplication: The greatest thing we can possibly do with any gift God has given to us is to give it to others by way of serving them. Conversely, the worst thing we can...

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Do Good And Silence The Dummies

S. O. A. P. Here’s Your 90 second AM Devotional! S-cripture: 1 Peter 2:15 For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people. O-bservation: St. Peter instructed all believers that by doing good they would silence the crazy talk of not so intelligent people. A-pplication: Have you ever had a person say ridiculous things about you because of your faith in God? I'm talking about observations that border on the insane. I know I have, and my first inclination is to go after them. Not physically, but verbally or in debate style. I suppose that works sometimes and...

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You’re Special

S. O. A. P. Here’s Your 90 second AM Devotional! S-cripture: 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. O-bservation: People would have known in his day that the Apostle Peter had preached the first gospel message after Pentecost to the masses. He told the people that they were special. And so are we. In fact, “You’re Special.” That’s right. As followers of Jesus, you and I have been called out of darkness into God’s marvelous light. A-pplication: When...

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Which Last Times?

S. O. A. P. Here’s Your 90 second AM Devotional! S-cripture: 1 Peter 1:20 He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake. O-bservation: The Apostle Peter was like every other disciple of Jesus, save Judas, in this one area. Each one of them believed that Jesus would return in their time. In other words, each of them believed that he was living in the “Last Times” before Christ’s return. But when you fast forward to today, you’ve got to ask yourself, “Which Last Times” was he talking about? A-pplication: The other night, I was on the...

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Love Covers It Every Time

S. O. A. P. Here’s Your 90 second AM Devotional! S-cripture: 1 Peter 4:8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. O-bservation: Here the Apostle Peter reminds us all that we are to keep on loving no matter what. Not just that, but he also says we are to love each other DEEPLY. That way, whatever sin has been or is there right now will be totally covered by love. In other words, “Love Covers It Every Time.” A-pplication: Never get caught up in those he said/she said conversations. They only promote strife, and in time they turn into sin. I’ve...

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