| Monday 1 Peter 1:11 They [the prophets] wondered what Your Spirit, Jesus, within them was talking about when You told them in advance about Your suffering and Your great glory afterward. They wondered when and to whom all this would happen. Tuesday 1 Peter 1:12 They were told that these things would not happen during their lifetime, but many years later, during Yours. And now this Good News has been announced by those who preached in the power of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. It is all so wonderful that even the angels are eagerly watching these things happen. Wednesday 1 Peter 1:13 So I think clearly and exercise self-control. I look forward to the special blessings that will come to me at Your return, Jesus. Thursday 1 Peter 1:14 I obey You, God, because I am Your child. I don’t slip back into my old ways of doing evil; I didn’t know any better then. Friday 1 Peter 1:15, 16 But now I must be holy in everything I do, just as You, God – Who chose me to be Your child – are holy. For You Yourself have said, “You must be holy because I am holy.” Zingers from Croft M. Pentz, Tyndale House Publishers 4501. Some expect to repent of their sin at the eleventh hour but die at 10:30. 4502. Some people take up religion as an insurance against hell, then are not willing to pay the premiums. 4503. Man is saved by believing Christ–he is lost by believing the devil. 4504. Salvation is by atonement–not by attainment. 4505. The thief on the cross had just one chance and accepted it. | 