1 Peter Devotionals

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1. 1 Peter 1: An Inheritance Kept for You

   Peter writes to believers he calls exiles, people scattered and under pressure, and he begins not with advice but with praise. In his great mercy God has given them new birth into…

2. 1 Peter 2: Mercy That Makes a People

   Peter describes believers with a picture of building. Jesus is the living stone, rejected by people but chosen and precious to God, and those who come to him become living stones…

3. 1 Peter 3: Answering Insult with Blessing

   Peter begins with the closest relationships. Wives are to submit to their husbands, so that any who refuse to believe may be won over without words by their conduct (3:1-2).…

4. 1 Peter 4: Entrusted to a Faithful Creator

   Peter tells his readers not to be surprised by the fiery trial that has come on them, as if something strange were happening (4:12). People they once lived like find it strange…

5. 1 Peter 5: The God Who Restores the Weary

   Peter writes as a fellow elder and a witness of Christ's sufferings (5:1). He urges the church's leaders to shepherd God's flock willingly and humbly, not for money or power,…