Monday
1 Peter 1:1
I am an apostle of You, Jesus Christ. I write to Your chosen people who are living as foreigners in other lands.
Tuesday
1 Peter 1:2
You, Father God, chose me long ago and Your Spirit has made me holy. As a result, I have obeyed You, Jesus Christ, and am cleansed by Your blood. I pray for more and more of Your special favor and wonderful peace.
Wednesday
1 Peter 1:3
All honor to You, God and Father of my Lord, Jesus Christ, for it is by Your boundless mercy that You, God, have given me the privilege of being born again. Now I live with a wonderful expectation because You, Jesus Christ, rose again from the dead.
Thursday
1 Peter:1:4
For You, God, have reserved a priceless inheritance for Your children. It is kept in heaven for me, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay.
Friday
1 Peter 1:5
And You, God, in Your mighty power, will protect me until I receive this salvation, because I am trusting You. It will be revealed on the last day for all to see.
Zingers from Croft M. Pentz, Tyndale House Publishers
4491. Eternal life is the only life insurance you can collect after death.
4492. Nature forms us; sin deforms us; school informs us; but only Christ can transform us.
4493. Some people have tons of religion but not one ounce of salvation.
4494. God votes for us; Satan votes against us–we cast the deciding vote.
4495. Service can put a new coat on a man–but salvation puts a new man in the coat.