1 Peter 2:17

Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king. 

Dear Heavenly Father,

You are Creator, Supreme, and Everlasting and the One who is to be revered and in awe of. May we give due honor to all people according to their place, station and circumstance, understanding this is Your divine will that was bestowed upon them, whether believers or unbelievers. And may we Lord love the brethren that much more and deeply knowing they are our co-laborers for Your glory. May the special affection we have for our brothers and sister in You be evident to the world around us causing a stirring and curiosity that will lead them to You our great God and King. Help us Lord as sojourners who live in a godless culture distance ourselves from fleshly lusts, earthly values and obsessions, but at the same time may our conduct be so loving and full of integrity that it can win over the hearts of unbelievers as shown by the evidence of You in our lives. May faultfinders be silenced as they observe our submission to You. May our walk of obedience bring about a transforming response in the prideful. Jesus You are my King and I bow my heart to You in humble adoration, praising and thanking You for rescuing me from eternal damnation. Thank You for writing my name in Your book, for walking and talking with me, and telling me I am Your own. In Your gracious name I pray, Amen.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

Great are You Lord, and greatly to be praised, I will bless Your name forever and ever. One generation will praise Your works to another and shall declare Your mighty acts. Lord You have radically changed all those who have come to repentance and will transform those who are yet to come to the saving knowledge of Your loving sacrifice, so we may be Your special people to proclaim praises of You. May we not dim the Light within us in order to avoid offense. Father empower Your children to not compromise Your truth, Jesus is the only way to You. It is such a beautiful gift, Your plan of salvation, when striving ceases and pride falls because Your love endures to the end of the ages. You Jesus have made a way for all to come to the Father, whether, slave or free, rich or poor, or of any nationality assembling us together as Your Holy Nation. Father may we be blessed with boldness that comes from sincere love to lead people out of darkness into Your marvelous Light. Your Light that never goes out, continually illuminating Your truth teaching us the way to walk the narrow road straight into eternal life. Father forgive us for the times we were timid and hide our faith from the world around us, fearing the mocking or persecution. We were once a people without hope, but Jesus You tore the veil and made a way, so may we rejoice as we serve You our great High Priest. May we serve You with our lives as living sacrifices, to love mercy do justly and walk humble with You. May we set about zealously to do every good work, taking care of the widows and orphans, feeding the hungry, clothing the naked and visiting the prisoners. Jesus may Your love abound in Your children more and more. In Your name I pray, Amen.

Psalm 145:1-2, 4, Matthew 7:14, Luke 11:33, Micah 6:8, James 1:27 and Matthew 25:35

1 Peter 1:7

...that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ...

Lord Jesus I rejoice with joy inexpressible for though I have not seen You, I love You. Clinging to Your promise even when we are grieved, tried and tested by various trials of life, putting our hope and trust in You, we will receive in the end the salvation of our souls. To live with You for all eternity is an inheritance incorruptible, will not fade away and is reserved for us in heaven, thank You. One day Jesus You will return and who could endure til that day? Who shall stand the day You appear? You are like the refiner's fire who purifies silver and gold causing the pureness to rise through the dross. Father, oh that we should count it all joy when we face these challenging circumstances knowing the end results does not leave us as a people who have a diluted moral and social value, but are actively promoting righteousness through kindness, honesty, integrity, justice and fairness. You have shown and instructed us through the life of Your precious Son, Jesus and empowered us by the indwelling of Your Holy Spirit to overcome that which if we were to succumb to would grieve You. Polishing is essential to a life of holiness, so may we be scrubbed of wrongful intentions, deceit, pretense, jealousy and evil speaking the characteristics that smear and smug our hearts and minds so the truth of Your Holy Word is unseen. Father purge us of all that is not pleasing to You, cleanses us so we are acceptable in Your sight and can be used for Your good pleasure. In Jesus name, Amen.

1 Peter 1:8, Micah 3:2-3, Proverbs 25:4

1 Peter 1:22

Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart...

Dear Heavenly Father,
May hope and holiness be joined in harmony among Your people. I confess Father sometimes it is much easier to love You whom I've not seen then to love those who I stand face to face with. Father, I pray to love as Your beautiful Son Jesus did, but Father it is not an easy task when it comes to loving a brother who has walked out on his wife of more than 30 years, turning the tables on his young children, its not easy to love the businessman who has ran off with money hard earned and was put aside for the golden years, and its not easy when battling a chronic illness and those whom you lean on for compassion are colder than an arctic ice. But then I'm reminded of the day of Christ Crucifixion when He who is perfect love was mocked and scorned, whipped and stripped and nailed to a tree and I recall it was my sin that put Him there. So Lord may I love as You loved me with out condition, without expectation, and without judgement, just extended grace and mercy to all. Let my mind and heart be pure in the obeying of Your command to love You with all my heart, mind, soul and strength and my neighbor as myself.  Jesus thank You for paying my ransom. I will extol You, my God, O king, and I will bless your name forever and ever. May it be evident in the way I love the unlovable and forgive the unforgivable. Jesus shine through me and be glorified in my words and deeds loving others with Your kind of fervent love that came from a pure heart. In Your name I pray, amen. 

Psalm 145:1-2

1 Peter 3:4

-rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.

Dear Abba Father,
Forgive us for being overly concerned with our outward adornments, the arranging of hair, wearing of gold and the putting on of fine apparel, which in today's culture is just as much a male preoccupation as a female endeavor. Lord forgive us, we truly know not what we do. Father our desire to be pretty or handsome in Your sight must come from the understanding You see the deep hidden place within our souls. Man's eye can not behold what Your eyes so keenly discern within each of us. I pray we will all make a way, a space within our hearts to invite You Jesus to take up residency lighting Your lamp so You may shine brilliantly through us in all quietness and meekness. So therefore Lord may our outward appearance be consistent with Your inward dwelling of the Holy Spirit. As we put our hope and trust in You Lord, may we observe Your transformation power bringing to the surface of us Your peace and gentleness. May we Father be as a soft breeze in the lives of others, gently soothing their aches, and brokenness. May our words Lord flow graciously from our lips out of the wellspring of our hearts encouraging those who have stumbled and fallen to rise again and keep going . May our manner of politeness be a sharp contrast to the world that tramples over all to be first. Oh Father that we should desire the precious and sweet things of Jesus, in all lowliness, purity, humility and modesty, oh what a world it would be. Search me Lord and see if there is any wicked way in me, so it may be removed never to hinder Your Spirit again. Jesus Your beauty is incorruptible and eternal. Thank You for cleansing me from sin and creating me anew. I love You, Amen.

John 1:12-13, 1 Peter 3:3 and Psalm 139:23

2 Peter 1:3

...as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue..

Dear Jesus, thank You for You continual help in the area of our spiritual growth by the indwelling of Your Spirit. Your desire for us to remember everything we need for life and godliness is ours through Your power and through a diligent reading and heeding of Your Word. May we be wise Father to turn from those who cause discord, raise doubt and create havoc within Your church body. I pray Lord Jesus for my brothers and sisters who are skeptical of the current pressures they are under will cease, may they take time to consider Your promises. May they write them out, memorize and ponder them in their hearts, claim them and pray them back to You. All the while being transformed by the renewing of their minds. Oh, Lord You are an awesome and wonderful God we serve. May we give all diligence to our faith adding to it virtue, knowledge and self-control as to keep us strong to persevere. Father help us to understand in the act of perseverance we are being refined in godliness which leads us to brotherly kindness and ultimately pure love. Father I pray we will abound in these things and we will never be barren or fruitless in the knowledge of Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. May grace and peace be multiplied to Your faithful children and their children for generations to come. Let us rejoice in the revelation that Your divine power is an inexhaustible resource that gives Your people everything needed to live an obedient, godly life. May all glory, honor and praise be Yours Jesus forever and ever. Amen.  

2 Peter 1:1-9 and Romans 12:2

1 Peter 1:13

Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Heavenly Father, 
I pray we do not confuse holiness with morality. Understanding that morality is outward conformance to a set of standards, but holiness is the inward transformation, the cleanliness of our soul's as we submit to live in obedience to Your will. By the power of Your Holy Spirit we can exercise self-control, a wonderful fruit of Your Spirit. Disciplining our minds to be sober in our thoughts and actions. I pray we would not be inebriated with the cares of this life that choke out Your word, and make it unfruitful. May we be self-denying and on guard to temptation, foolish and hurtful lusts and let us not be intoxicated by false doctrine that lulls us to sleep, rendering us incapable of serving You and Your church. I pray Lord that we would abstain from being enthralled by fables that are contrary to Your words of truth. Father thank You for the revelation of Your Son Jesus Christ, who through His sacrifice gave an electing grace, redeeming grace and justifying grace, adopting grace, so none of us can boast in the work that we have done. Open the eyes of those who still live groping in the darkness, and cleanse the eyes that are haughty and think more of themselves than they ought. Father thank You that we may rest fully upon Your grace, unearned, unmerited but lovingly bestowed upon us. Lord may I live a life pleasing and acceptable in Your sight. Adhering to Your teachings, honoring You not only with my lips but my whole heart as well. In Jesus name, Amen.