Passage - and be like newborn babies, thirsty for the pure milk of the Word; so that by it, you may grow up into deliverance. 1 Peter 2:2 Restated in my own words - Just as milk is a newborn baby's only source of nourishment so they hunger for it, so we should thirst for the... Continue Reading →

Passage - Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice, of all deceit, hypocrisy and envy, and of all the ways there are of speaking against people; 1 Peter 2:1 Restated in my own words - Don't be talking against other people, inflicting injury or harm out of meaningless, telling lies or misleading things about others, making... Continue Reading →

For all humanity is like grass,all its glory is like a wildflower —the grass withers, and the flower falls off;but the Word of Adonai lasts forever. Moreover, this Word is the Good News which has been proclaimed to you. 1 Peter 1:24-25 Restated in my own words - Things in this world quickly fade away but the Word of... Continue Reading →

Passage - Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth, so that you have a sincere love for your brothers, love each other deeply, with all your heart. 1 Peter 1:22 Restated in my own words - Love each other in Christian faith with your whole heart, sincerely because you have been purified... Continue Reading →

Passage - Through him you trust in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory; so that your trust and hope are in God. 1 Peter 1:21 Restated in my own words - My trust and hope in God are through Jesus who was raised from the dead and given glory. Application... Continue Reading →

Passage - God knew him before the founding of the universe, but revealed him in the acharit-hayamim for your sakes. 1 Peter 1:20 Restated in my own words - God knew Jesus before the creation of the world. He chose when to reveal Jesus to us. Application in my own life - Jesus has no beginning or... Continue Reading →

Passage - On the contrary, following the Holy One who called you, become holy yourselves in your entire way of life; since the Tanakh says, “You are to be holy because I am holy.” 1 Peter 1:15-16 Restated in my own words - Follow the Holy Spirit's leading and become holy in every area of your life. You... Continue Reading →

Passage - Without having seen him, you love him. Without seeing him now, but trusting in him, you continue to be full of joy that is glorious beyond words. And you are receiving what your trust is aiming at, namely, your deliverance. 1 Peter 1:8-9 Restated in my own words - Deliverance comes from trusting in... Continue Reading →

Passage - to an inheritance that cannot decay, spoil or fade, kept safe for you in heaven. 1 Peter 1:4 Restated in my own words - There is an inheritance for us in heaven that cannot decay, spoil or fade. Application to my life - There are little treasures in my home that were left... Continue Reading →

Passage - For certain individuals, the ones written about long ago as being meant for this condemnation, have wormed their way in — ungodly people who pervert God’s grace into a license for debauchery and disown our only Master and Lord, Yeshua the Messiah. Jude 1:4 Restated in my own words - There are people,... Continue Reading →