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For I know the plans I have for you,declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11 |
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Dear
Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Friday, January 20, 2023
Today's Passage : Today's Passage :Saint Peter Bible Verse:1 Peter 1:1-2 (ESV) "Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you. " Message:
We have spent so much time on the writings of Paul over the past few years, it seems like a good idea to study a work of the other great founder of the Church, St. Peter. Peter was not a prolific writer, nor was he a great traveler like Paul, and he left us only two short epistles by his hand — 1 and 2 Peter. There is evidence, however, that the Gospel of Mark was partly the work of Peter; and indeed, it is hard to imagine how the eyewitness accounts of Mark could have been written without the knowledge of one of the early apostles.
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imon Peter is always listed first among the apostles, and at many times he seems to act as their leader, or “first among equals.” He was made special by the commission of Christ himself, for Christ told Peter that he was the “rock” upon which Christ would found his church. The Catholic Church puts great emphasis on this and teaches that Peter was the first Pope, with special powers to forgive sin as Christ's representative. In fact, after Christ, Peter is the most important person in Catholic religious history.
While Peter does not have quite the same status in Protestant churches — most Protestants believe that grace comes directly from the relationship of the individual to God — his position as first among the apostles and (with Paul) the great founder of Christian churches gives him a special place among Protestants, also.
Peter was known primarily for his work with Jews, while Paul was more responsible for the conversion and leadership of Gentiles. Peter stayed in Jerusalem while Paul made his journeys, and he seemed to head the Council of Jerusalem (along with James), the center of Christianity. The Bible does not tell us what became of him thereafter, but there is strong evidence he later became the Bishop of Antioch and then traveled to Rome, where he became the first Bishop of Rome. We know that he was crucified; legend tells us that he was crucified upside down, as he did not think himself worthy to be crucified in the same manner as Jesus.
At the start of this epistle, Peter appears to be addressing primarily the Jews who were evicted from Rome by Nero in 64 A.D., which perhaps would have put him in his 80s. These would have been members of the great church he had built up in Rome, in exile, and so were people that Peter would have considered part of his congregation. The five areas mentioned are all regions in modern-day Turkey. (We must remember that, 1000 years before the Ottoman Empire, these regions were essentially Greek.)
Meditation : Prayer : And now, as a little child, let me abide in you all this day, oh Christ, so that when you appear I may have confidence and not shrink from you in shame at your coming. For I know that you are righteous, and I am sure that I will be made righteous only by my life in you.......Amen |
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