by Haley Reed | Sep 26, 2022 | Daily Grace
“Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing” (1 Peter 3:9). Human nature is to treat others the way they treat us. If they treat us badly something in... 
by Haley Reed | Sep 25, 2022 | Daily Grace
The Christian message focuses completely on Jesus Christ. If you read the New Testament, it is clear that God the Father loves His one and only Son, Jesus. John 3:16, may be the most loved verse in the Bible. It makes clear how God views His Son. “For God so loved the... 
by Haley Reed | Sep 24, 2022 | Daily Grace
“Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble” (1 Peter 3:8). “Live in harmony” is literally “Be like-minded.” It doesn’t mean that we have to like the same things in everyday life. I like... 
by Haley Reed | Sep 23, 2022 | Daily Grace
“ ‘He himself bore our sins’ in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; ‘by his wounds you have been healed’ ” (1 Peter 2:24). When my father died I was extremely disappointed. He died when he was 84 years old, and though that... 
by Haley Reed | Sep 22, 2022 | Daily Grace
“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light” (1 Peter 2:9). The apostle Peter pointed out something in this chapter that we,... 
by Haley Reed | Sep 21, 2022 | Daily Grace
“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, a lamb without blemish or defect” (1 Peter 1:18-19). The “empty...