Word for the day by Christian Education Forum
Leading with Humility and Faith Bible Reading: 1 Peter 5 : 1-11 Key verse: Humble yourselves, therefore under God’s Mighty Hand, that God may lift you up in due time ( 1 Peter 5:6) DEVOTION Apostle Peter is one of the most intriguing disciples that was close to Jesus and part of inner circle. The Bible says Peter was perhaps one of the only disciple who walked on water besides Jesus. He was only one of the few who on the night that Jesus was tried and crucified denied Jesus three times . However what is important as we trace the life of Apostle Peter , we see Peter as the one , who acknowledged that Jesus was the Messiah . Jesus also called Peter ‘ Cephas’ which translates to the Rock , on which Jesus says would build His Church. Peter as we read in the Acts of Apostles played a significant role during Pentecost and also was responsible for several miracles in the Book of Acts. This Peter who had denied Jesus in his later years was lead...