"Praising God for Your Eternal Inheritance"
/in Steadfast Hope“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Pet. 1:3). God has blessed you richly and is worthy of your praise. The source of your eternal inheritance is God, whom Peter described in several ways. First, He is our blessed God (1 Pet. 1:3). The Greek word translated “blessed” in that […]
"Proclaiming the Excellencies of God"
/in Steadfast Hope“That you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light” (1 Pet. 2:9). You are an ambassador of the living God. The privilege of proclaiming the excellencies of God takes us back to 1 Peter 2:9, but we consider it here because it summarizes the purpose […]
All God's Giants Were Weak People
/in Steadfast HopeMoses’ weakness was his temper. He murdered an Egyptian, strike the rock he was supposed to speak to and broke the tablets of the Ten Commandments. Yet God transformed Moses into “the humblest man on earth” (Num12:3) Gideon’s weakness was low self-esteem and deep insecurities, but God transformed him into a “mighty man of valor” […]
