Jump Start # 121
Jump Start # 121 Hebrews 1:1-2 “God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world.” This is how the […]
Jump Start # 120
Jump Start # 120 Philemon 21 “Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, since I know that you will do even more than what I say.” This is a wonderful verse! Philemon is unique for several reasons. First, it is one of five books of the Bible that have only one chapter. […]
Jump Start # 119
Jump Start # 119 1 Peter 5:8 “Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” Reading Peter’s first letter a person will quickly get the idea that it is tough out there. Throughout this book he has talked about suffering […]
Jump Start # 118
Jump Start # 118 1 Peter 2:11 “Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the soul.” Peter here identifies both our relationship with the world and the present condition of things. This is good to know. We forget. We think things aren’t all that […]
Jump Start # 117
Jump Start # 117 1 Peter 2:20 “For what credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure it with patience? But if when you do what is right and suffer for it you patiently endure it, this finds favor with God.” One of the themes found in Peter’s writings […]