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John 2:3-5 — “Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. He who says, ‘I know Him,’ and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this …
1 John 1:9 – “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” I have used this scripture for years to assure people of their forgiven status after they have prayed to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. It is …
2 Peter 3:11 – “Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness?” Today’s New Testament reading is an apocalyptic look at the earth being destroyed by fire. Consider verses 10 and 12: “But the day of the Lord will come as a …
Daniel 5:23 – “And you have lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. They have brought the vessels of His house before you, and you and your lords, your wives and your concubines, have drunk wine from them. And you have praised the gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, …
2 Peter 1:3 – “As His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue” The books of 1 and 2 Peter masterfully describes the amazing benefits available to believers through the precious blood of Christ. Today’s reading …
I Peter 5:8,9 – “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world.” Okay, so there’s a devil out there and his goal is to …
Psalm 119:67,68,71,72,75 – “Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep Your word. 68 You are good, and do good; teach me Your statutes…71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn Your statutes. 72 The law of Your mouth is better to me than thousands …
1 Peter 2:11 – “Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul.” I need to be constantly reminded that I don’t belong here. And the One Year Bible reading the past several days has addressed my alien status. Today’s verse uses two words: sojourners and pilgrims …
1 Peter 2:9,10 – “But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; 10 who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not …
1 Peter 1:5-9 “Who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 that the genuineness of your faith, being much more …