147 illustrations referencing 1 Peter
Maria had lived in America for thirty years, building a successful business and raising her family. But every night, she dreamed of her hometown in Colombia—the smell of her grandmother's cooking, the...
Paul's perspective on suffering reveals the transformative power of eternal thinking: 'For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all' (2 Corint...
John Coffey, a giant of a man wrongly condemned to death, possesses the gift of healing. He draws sickness into himself, bearing others' pain at great personal cost. "I'm tired, boss," he says. "Tired
Jonathan Edwards once described holiness as "the beauty of the Divine nature" — not a list of prohibitions, but the very character of God shining...
In Contact, Dr. Ellie Arroway dedicates her life to SETI—searching for extraterrestrial intelligence with no evidence it exists. Her colleagues mock her faith in what cannot be seen. Yet she keeps lis
In Gravity, Dr. Ryan Stone tumbles through space after debris destroys her shuttle. She's alone, oxygen running out, spinning toward certain death. In her lowest moment, she hallucinates her dead coll
D.L. Moody once said that every time he read the Bible, he found himself looking into a mirror — and the reflection was never flattering....
In the early days of his ministry, Billy Graham used to tell of a miner who worked the deep shafts of a Pennsylvania coal mine....
In the wool-dyeing trade of John Calvin's Geneva, cloth did not simply become colored — it was transformed. Artisans would submerge raw wool into boiling...
Maria Hernandez sat in a hospital cardiac unit for eleven days while her husband, Ernesto, waited for a donor heart. She later said the worst...
Dear God of Love and Justice, 1 Peter 5:3 calls leaders not to lord power over others but to lead by example — and Martin Luther knew that true leadership begins on our knees. At the baptismal font, you declared...
Lord of all that is seen and unseen, You who knelt in garden dirt to shape the first human being with Your own hands — remind me today what that means. When I pass the woman collecting cans at dawn...
Dear God of all nations and neighborhoods, When Peter wrote to scattered churches under Roman imperial pressure, he did not tell them to seize power. He told their leaders: do not lord it over those entrusted to you, but be...
Dear God of Wonder and Truth, This morning I held my coffee and watched steam curl upward in the lamplight — thousands of water molecules dancing between liquid and vapor, obeying laws You spoke into existence before any human mind...
Dear God of Love and Justice, Tonight I come to You with an open Bible and an open heart. First Peter 5:3 warns against lording authority over those entrusted to our care — and I confess how easily I reach...
Dear God of every season and every storm, Tonight I watched the news — another wildfire devouring homes in places where families planted gardens just last spring. Another coral reef bleached white as bone. And I confess, Lord, the weight...
In What Dreams May Come, Chris Nielsen dies and enters a heaven painted from his wife's artwork. But when his wife commits suicide and goes to hell, he descends to rescue her. "He will wipe away every
We read 1 Peter 5:6-11 through the Lutheran Lens as a passage that holds the tension of Law and Gospel. The Law is evident as it exposes our inability to humble ourselves perfectly or resist the devil by our own strength. However, the Gospel promise shines brightly in verses 10-11, where God promise
We read 1 Peter 5:6-11 as a call to humble reliance on God's sovereign grace, recognizing our place within the covenant community. This passage exhorts us to cast our anxieties on God, acknowledging His providential care in the midst of trials. We see the devil's prowling as a reminder of the spirit
We read this passage as a call to shepherding with humility and justice, reflecting the leadership model of Jesus who came to serve, not to be served. In 1 Peter 5:1-5, we see an exhortation to elders to lead not by compulsion but willingly, not for selfish gain but eagerly, and not as lording over
We read this passage as a call to humility and vigilance in the Christian life, rooted in the reality of God’s mighty hand and the adversary's prowling nature. We understand that Peter, inspired by the Holy Spirit, urges believers to cast all anxieties upon God because He cares for us. The passage e
We read 1 Peter 2:4-10 as an affirmation of our identity as a chosen people, a royal priesthood, and a holy nation. This passage speaks directly to our historical experience of marginalization and dehumanization, affirming that God has called us out of darkness into His marvelous light. It reminds u
We read this passage as an exhortation to the clergy and the faithful, rooted deeply in the apostolic tradition. St. Peter, the first Pope, instructs the elders to shepherd the flock with humility and service, reflecting the sacrificial love of Christ. This passage echoes the hierarchical and commun
In our Roman Catholic tradition, we read 1 Peter 2:4-10 as a profound articulation of the Church's identity as the living body of Christ, a spiritual house built upon the cornerstone of Christ Himself. We are called to be a 'holy priesthood,' offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through J