Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace . . . 1 Peter 4:9-10 As an adult, I’ve found that I’ll frequently revert to my childish ways when I’m able. When I was a child, I wanted…
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Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:8 When young and first in love, romantically involved couples will often overlook significant flaws in each other. They may even find these idiosyncrasies cute in their beloved. The young lovers are of course, infatuated with each other and…
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The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray. 1 Peter 4:7 (NIV) I took two weeks off work with my recent knee surgery and when I got back to one of my offices, there was a wheelchair at my desk where my usual chair should have been.…
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With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of debauchery, and they malign you. 1 Peter 4:4 With my first couple of attempts at recovery, I was far more interested in my dignity, privacy, and reputation than my sobriety. So, I kept the struggle a secret,…
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Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God. 1 Peter 4:1-2 We all…
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. . . In your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you. 1 Peter 3:15 I meet all incoming patients in treatment for their admission physical. Occasionally though, I must see them again…
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Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit; let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it. 1 Peter 3:10 What good does faith do for me? I once believed that Christianity meant giving…
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Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. 1 Peter 3:8 You’ve seen him while driving, standing on the corner with a cardboard sign – Homeless. Out of work. Trying to feed my kids. God Bless. When I was young, I felt bad for him.…
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He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. 1 Peter 2:24 When my wife and I got married, we entered into an agreement, making vows to love and care for each other. Unfortunately, at the…
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