1 Peter 2.9 NLT 'You are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.' In the Old Testament we...
1 Peter 2.4-5 NLT 'You are coming to Christ, who is the living cornerstone of God’s temple. He was rejected by people, but he was chosen by God for great honour. And you are living stones that God is building into his spiritual temple.' In the Old Te...
1 Peter 2.2-3 NLT 'Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment, now that you have had a taste of the Lord’s kindness.' Babies are not subtle in their...
1 Peter 2.1 NLT 'So get rid of all evil behaviour. Be done with all deceit, hypocrisy, jealousy, and all unkind speech.' In the previous chapter Peter commanded his readers to love one another. He now spells out what that will involve, becaus...
1 Peter 1.23 NLT 'You have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God.' Terry Pratchett, the famous humourist and novelist, wrote, “It is sai...
1 Peter 1.22 NLT 'You were cleansed from your sins when you obeyed the truth, so now you must show sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters. Love each other deeply with all your heart.' When you become a Christian, you are immediate...
1 Peter 1.15-16 NLT You must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy. For the Scriptures say, “You must be holy because I am holy.” I suspect that we all respond in much the same way to the command that we should live ...
1 Peter 1.14 NLT 'So you must live as God’s obedient children. Don’t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn’t know any better then.' D.L.Moody, the famous Victorian preacher, once said, “There will be no ...
1 Peter 1.13 NLT 'So prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control. Put all your hope in the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world.' In this opening chapter of his first letter, Peter wr...
1 Peter 1.6-7 NLT 'Be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while. These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your fait...
1 Peter 1.5 NLT 'Through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see.' I wonder how you or I would cope with persecution from the civic authorities. ...
1 Peter 1.3-4 NLT 'Now we live with great expectation, and we have a priceless inheritance— an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay.' I wonder if you are waiting for an inheritance...
1 Peter 1.3 NLT 'All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead.' When Peter wrote these words the storm clouds were gathering, and ...
1 Peter 1.1 NLT 'I am writing to God’s chosen people who are living as foreigners in the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.' I wonder where home is for you. The older one gets the more interesting the question becomes becau...
Psalm 96.1-3 NLT 'Sing a new song to the Lord! Let the whole earth sing to the Lord! Sing to the Lord; praise his name. Each day proclaim the good news that he saves. Publish his glorious deeds among the nations. Tell everyone about the amazing t...
