A few that caught my eye…

 

A few that caught my eye…

Still in 1 Peter…

Peter so wants to help fellow believers…get along, encourage,

Instruct….

What if each of us received these letters from a friend…would we take them to heart and work toward the writer’s encouragements…holding that thought…we have received these letters from a friend…not only that, we,who are saved, have the Holy Spirit to help us ….we don’t have to do it in our own power…we need to submit  to his truth  speaking in our hearts on how we ought to grow, listen as Christ followers…..

Whenever I read this first verse, I think of pictures my husband brought back from Mongolia….there was one group shot of the team he was with coupled with the people in one area where they showed the Jesus Film…they were in their summer homes, gers, that they moved from area to area…basically they were camping…when the cameras came out, the women quickly took off their scarves to finger comb their hair into place before putting their scarves back on…they wiped the children’s faces of any camping grime they might be sporting…they straightened their clothing…all the while making sure any adornment was camera ready…then they smiled…some holding the booklet of Luke written in Mongolian…which became so important to many of them…the beginnings of new  church bodies, new life in Christ…

Thank YOU….

 Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. 

Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. 

But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray. 

Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. 

If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. 

If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen. Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 

But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed. 

If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. 

For it is time for judgment to begin with God’s household; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God? 

And,“If it is hard for the righteous to be saved,what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?” 

So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.

1Pet.3.4,1Pet.3.8,1Pet.3.15,1Pet.4:7-14, 4.17-19

For God so loved the world…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bst1cglOZwo