1 Peter
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1 Peter 1:3-25, Leviticus 20:7-8, Romans 5:1-11
BY She Reads Truth
This is the last week of This Is the New Testament! Each day we’ll read a thematic selection from a different book or two of the Bible, along with supplemental passages that show how the theme of that day’s main reading is found throughout Scripture. We’ll also read a brief summary of each book and a reflection on how the book fits into the larger story of Scripture. This week, we will finish reading the General Epistles and move on to Apocalyptic Literature.
What Is 1 Peter? The book of 1 Peter was written by Peter, one of Jesus’s disciples, to encourage Christians living in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). He calls them to stand firm in their faith, abandoning their idolatrous behavior for righteous living in Christ. First Peter centers around the living hope and new life offered to us in the resurrected Jesus.
How 1 Peter Fits Into the Story: First Peter proclaims that believers have a secure heavenly hope and eternal inheritance. Peter’s message of encouragement in the face of suffering calls us to live lives of love and holiness, glorifying God by imitating Jesus no matter the circumstance.
Reflection Questions:
1. What is the “proven character” of our faith described in 1 Peter 1:6–7, and what does it accomplish in Christ?
2. How does today’s reading shape your understanding of the story of redemption?
Take time to reflect on your responses and share what you are learning with others in the community in the comments.
47 thoughts on "1 Peter"
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This devotion reminds me that I can face the future with confidence and certainty, because my inheritance is secure in heaven. Nothing I do or say can take my salvation away. I am His. And He is guiding my steps, He is my lantern leading the way ahead of me.
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I love Romans 5:3-5 to help me understand the purpose of trials. They are not fun and it is not natural to rejoice in them. Despite growing up in the church I was always skeptical of this teaching , feeling it to be disingenuous- how could these people rejoice in suffering? Having struggled with anxiety and depression my whole life, my I also felt that I couldn’t be a “real Christian” because of the sadness that inexplicably went with me wherever I was. I still struggle with this from time to time but I am praising God that He has begun to show me what it means to rejoice in sufferings. As I deal with anxiety in a pregnancy after loss I seek Him continually and He is molding my character through this. Sisters can I please ask for continued prayer for this baby and for my faith? Our eight week ultrasound is tomorrow and I am looking forward to sharing the good news with you all who have been walking alongside me on this journey. Thank you!
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Prayers right now for a happy day of encouragement ♥️
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Thank you Claire B!
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When my son was in kindergarten, he said to me, “Mom when I die I won’t be sick anymore. I will have a new heavenly body.” Wow…out of the mouths of babes. I pray that we are an example of proven character through this illness. I don’t know how I’d make it through without my faith.
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I am just starting FLOODED by Nicki Koziarz and saw a quote that fits today’s reading perfectly:
“Godly strength comes from deciding to rise above the hard and pursue the holy.”
I think that answers the study question above!
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I liked 1 Peter 1:12 – I don’t have to understand. My suffering does not just have to be mine; 1 Peter 1:7 says it is to result in the glory of Christ, which means Christ has to be in the midst of my suffering! This does not mean He created it or likes it but that He is in the fire, with me trying to lead me out. Sometimes it takes longer to lead me out because of the refining that only He can see. Only He can see that process, and that is why 1 Peter 1:12 I don’t have to understand. I have FULL rejoicing in what I do know: that I was dead in my sin BUT Christ came and I am now alive in Him. That is my hope, my full assurance, and even in my darkness that hope lives in me not because I am strong but because Christ lives in me. Amen, let it be so.
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Our character is refined as we go through trials and we show JESUS to others when we draw our hope and strength from HIM during difficult times.
Oh my, sometimes it is so hard to lean in to instead of lean away from the Lord in the midst of a struggle, But God…
“…but we also boast in our afflictions, because we know that afflictions produces endurance, endurance produces proven character, and proven character produces hope. This hope will not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit.”
Romans 5:3-5
Happy Monday Sisters! -
TINA, God bless you, sister! I had a similar revelatory moment a few years ago.
ERB, I noted Romans 3:3-5 also! I hope to commit it to memory!
This passage reminded me of an earthly example that helps me understand the promise. I have a deed to my house/land, BUT that deed is being held at the local courthouse until the final payment is paid. At that time, we will see the deed and hold it in our hands. Usually there is a feeling of joy and celebration. As we are faithful to pay down our real estate debt, we must be faithful to follow God’s design for our lives in obedience to Him as we wait to receive our inheritance at the end of our lives. What a JOY when we ‘see’ our inheritance!
1 Peter 1:4 – 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 -
Tina,
This touched me so and tears flood my eyes and run down my cheeks because my heart knows this is all True and you have sung it for me. Amen. And Amen. And Amen.
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