The Apostle Peter warned the churches: Don’t fall away from the faith. I remember reading about a large hotel along the ocean near where we lived that, over time, had washed away. Erosion is dangerous because it is gradual but can have catastrophic results if unchecked. While a hotel or a house can be replaced, …
Peter wrote of promises and fruitfulness and their relationship. God’s promises come through Jesus, who gives us everything for a Godly life. But we must respond to these promises, which will enable us to grow in the virtues of faith. Then Peter wrote how responding to these promises will make us fruitful. 2 Peter 1:8 The …
Peter wrote about God’s promises in his second letter and then told his readers to respond to God’s promises. 2 Peter 1: 5 In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, 6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control …
As Peter began his second letter, he wrote of the promises through Jesus. We often consider what God wants from us when we think of religion. In this letter, Peter tells us about what God wants for us. False teachers claimed that Jesus wasn’t enough; people must get special knowledge from them. To counter this, …
A call to holy living is the voice of the Holy Spirit for every believer. You may have wandered from God’s plan for your life, but the Good Shepherd is calling you back. You may think you have strayed too far from God to return, but that is a lie from the enemy. When we …
Walking by faith means living my daily life believing the Lord’s promises. It means reading the Bible and trusting the Lord to guide your daily decisions and relationships. The world tells you to depend on yourself, but the Lord says to look to Him for guidance, wisdom, encouragement, and peace. 2 Corinthians 5:7 For we …
Faith in trials has sustained many believers through life’s most difficult times. Walking through life’s problems with the Lord changes us as we become different people on the other side. Trials often show us what is essential in life and that the Lord is always there no matter what. You may be in a trial …
When you are young, you may not think much about the inheritance of heaven that awaits you as a person of faith until someone close to you passes into eternity. When I was seven years old, my grandmother died, which was the first time I began to think about heaven. In my child’s mind, I …
Peter begins his first letter with his hope in the Trinity. 1 Peter 1: 2 God the Father knew you and chose you long ago, and his Spirit has made you holy. As a result, you have obeyed him and have been cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ. May God give you more and more …
You aren’t from here are you? This was a question I came to dread. My husband and I have served congregations in various parts of the country. At times, our upper Midwest accent gave our origins away. We were in an area far from home, and the locals hesitated to accept us. They assumed we …