Devotionals

Devotional messages written by Peter for Seeds of the Kingdom from Ellel Ministries

But the Greatest of These is Love

1 Corinthians 13:1, AMP
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love [for others growing out of God’s love for me], then I have become only a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal [just an annoying distraction].”

Every year, on my bi…

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Turn the Page

Philippians 3:13-14, NIV
“But one thing I do, forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on towards the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”

This advice from God’s word in our scripture fo…

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Fellow Citizens

Ephesians 2:19, NIV
“You are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow-citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household.”

I wonder if you’ve been on an international flight recently, and had the experience of being offered the option of go…

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Trust

Psalm 91: 9 & 10, NIV
“If you make the Most High your dwelling – even the Lord, who is my refuge – then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent.”

As I was walking near the canal which runs not far from Ellel Grange, I heard a ru…

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Don’t Give Up!

“Tell Archippus: See to it that you complete the work you have received in the Lord.”Colossians 4:18, NIVSome of the seemingly insignificant little verses in Scripture contain profound truths and lessons for life. Today’s Scripture is one of them. We k…

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It is for Freedom that Christ Has Set Us Free

Galatians‬ ‭5:1,‬ ‭NIVUK‬‬‬‬‬‬
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.”

What does freedom mean to you? To define something is to make its purpose, function or…

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Talk Is Cheap

Mark 14:29, Amplified
But Peter said to Him, “Even if they all fall away and are caused to stumble and distrust and desert You, yet I will not [do so]!”

Have you noticed how easy it is to declare your unconditional love and surrender to the Lord, and…

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The Purposes of God

Genesis 28:15, NIV
“I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”

Jacob was a deceiver. Perhaps not the man we would have expected God …

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Our God is Able

Psalm 91:2, NIV
“I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust”.”

I was recently asked what scripture I would choose to be framed as a picture, because it currently meant something special to me. My reply was immed…

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Shine as Lights in the World

Philippians‬ ‭2:14-16‬ ‭ESV‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬
Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the worl…

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