Called For This Purpose
“To sum up, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted, and humble in spirit; not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead; for you were called for the very purpose that you might inherit a blessing.” (1 Peter...
Dedicated
Some Fridays I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is: Dedicated. Dedicated - "devoted to a cause, ideal, or purpose; given over to a particular purpose" (from the Merriam-Webster...
Our Blessed Assurance {{Let’s Have Coffee}}
"Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see. Through their faith, the people in days of old earned a good reputation." (Hebrews 11:1-2, NLT) It had been a few days by which my thoughts centered on faith. News events do not...
How Do You See Yourself?
How do you see yourself? It’s an important question, and one I raised to myself while recently reading 1 Peter 2:9-10. “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of...
Our Confidence in Prayer {{Let’s Have Coffee}}
I must admit – there are days I just need the quiet. The calmness does my body and soul good, since my emotions can war against me. I spent time reflecting and ended up reading in 1 John 5 and became glued to one verse – a most familiar one at that: “This is the...
Fixed, Centered, and Prepared
“Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” (1 Peter 1:13, NASB) Here Peter begins with the word “therefore.” I once heard it said, when the word...