by lighthouse | Dec 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
I Peter 2:9 “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.” God could not be more complimentary to His children, namely—all of Christendom , including you and me. Wthout Him, you and I walk and live in total darkness. And the saddest thing of all–we wouldn’t even realize it. How can we thank Him? Live as His faithful child!
by lighthouse | Dec 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
I Peter 2:2 “Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk so that by it you may grow up in your salvation.” Every mother who nurses her child does so for only so long—the child matures and eats and drinks other liquids and solid foods. The same in our spiritual world in our relationship with our Heavenly Father. We study. We pray. We discuss. We become grown up in our Christian faith. God expects us to be babies in our faith for a short time and then to become shepherds or disciples ourselves. Pray for Wendy who is suffering from colon cancer and going through the treatment of recovery for that disease. Have a great weekend.
by lighthouse | Dec 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
I Peter 1:21 “Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.” How can any of us live without Jesus? He is our rock solid foundation. Our faith, our hope, our life, our all is based on His ultimate love for each of us. Let none of allow the glitter of Christmas interfere with the real reason for celebrating this season.
by lighthouse | Dec 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
I Peter 1:18-19a “For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ…” Key thoughts–For you know…empty way of life—you were redeemed—precious blood of Christ.Meaning: Without Jesus all of life is meaningless—with our Savior life is meaningful. Everyone on earth makes the choice. Very simple.
by lighthouse | Dec 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
I Peter 1:8 “Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy.” Try and define—inexpressible and glorious joy. I wish I could to help both myself and you understanding the deep emotional response we all should have because of the great love we receive from our Savior. Inexpressible and glorious joy—you won’t experience anything better today or any day.
by lighthouse | Dec 4, 2023 | Uncategorized
I Peter i:6 “In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.” If you or I think our life on this earth will be only filled with joy and wonderful events we will not only find ourselves questioning our faith, but we will also never mature with the true concept of strength in adversity. God tells us our faith will gain strength as we realize we need Him. Place your right hand over your left hand, close your eyes and enjoy the feeling of your Heavenly Father holding your hand and guiding you through life. As you squeeze your right hand you will feel God’s great love for you. Enjoy this simple exercise.
by lighthouse | Dec 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
—– Forwarded Message —– From: Richard Waldschmidt Sent: Friday, December 1, 2023 at 08:51:56 AM ESTSubject: Guaranteed promise I Peter 1:3b-4 “…In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade.” If you received a letter today stating that you have received an inheritance and you will receive another letter in a month instructing you to go to an attorney’s office and learn what your very wealthy uncle left you, you would be very excited about the next letter and the follow up. If God sent you a letter and said you have received a phenomenal inheritance that is beyond belief and the inheritance is spelled out in a book, wouldn’t you be excited and anxiously read that book to learn what that great inheritance is? You and I have that book. Have a great weekend.
by lighthouse | Nov 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
I Peter 1parts &2 “To God’s elect….who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of te Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood.” In multiple places throughout the Bible God wants to let us know He called each of us to be His own and knew you and me even before He created this beautiful earth. God intentionally, because of His great love, has made you and me His loved and adopted child with all the inherited rights a child receives from loving parents. Nothing–nothing could be better!
by lighthouse | Nov 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
John 21:24 “This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true.” Where can truth, absolute truth, be found? In God’s Word, the Bible, absolute truth is found. How can Christians be so sure? Only because of faith. There certainly are authentic groups who have made and are still making exerted efforts to prove facts like Creation, the Resurrection, the authenticity of the Bible, the Flood, numerous archeological proofs and they are doing excellent work always proving the truths of the Bible are accurate. Jesus is our Savior. Our Heavenly Father loves each of us dearly. We will spend eternity in Heaven because of our Savior. These absolutes are a matter of faith. Enjoy your God given faith.
by lighthouse | Nov 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
John 21:21 “When Peter saw him, he asked, ‘Lord, what about him?”’ Peter did not realize his first concern should be his own faith. His friend John’s faith and life were certainly important, but Peter displayed a flaw and Jesus needed to correct that flaw. That same flaw is easily present in you and me also. Are we recognizing we are in desperate of a Savior? Let’s not be hasty to judge others. Let’s be hasty to recognize our own needs as we present ourselves before our Heavenly Father.
by lighthouse | Nov 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
John 21:6 “He said,’Throw your nets on the right side of the boat and you will find some.”‘ The fishermen listened to Jesus and they experienced more success than ever before. The Bible is loaded with life experiences where God is listened to and where God is not listened to. Every time, without fail, when God and His principles are listened to and followed success comes. Isn’t the truth of God’s will 100% of the time proven to have an end result of success? You and I should always listen to our God and we will experience success always.
by lighthouse | Nov 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
John 21:4 “Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus.” The disciples could see but they did not realize. How often in our lives do we see but not realize? Answer: Often.Even when we wake up in the morning do we realize we had breath as we slept because God blessed us with breath? When we eat and our body is nourished do we realize nourishment is a wonderful gift from God? As we live with peace, comfort and hope do we realize those emotional gifts are cherished gifts from our Heavenly Father? Our lives are abundantly filled with a tremendous amount of love that you and I experience but hardly realize. Thanksgiving is to be a daily celebration for everyone.
