Devotional messages written by Peter for Seeds of the Kingdom from Ellel Ministries
“Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.”Proverbs 19:21, NIVGod has a plan and a purpose for each one of our lives. We may have lots of ideas about what we would like to do with the years that stretch before us,…
“Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth. He who gathers crops in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.” Proverbs 10:4,5, NIVI was recently reading about a man who, at the age of sixty, heard t…
“Do not accuse a man for no reason – when he has done you no harm” Proverbs 3:30, NIVTelling lies in order to accuse a person falsely is a heinous crime. Damaging the reputation of someone is an act of robbery of far more significance than stealing som…
“When I was a boy in my father’s house, still tender and an only child of my mother, he taught me and said, ‘Lay hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands and you will live.’”Proverbs 4:3-4, NIVI will never cease to be thankful for a Dad (…
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not unto your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.”Proverbs 3:5-6, NIVThe leaning tower of Pisa, in Italy, is very unstable. When people first see the…
”In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead . . . As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.”James 2:17 and 26The Bible has a way of cutting through all the spiritual junk which sometimes …
“Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.”Ecclesiastes 5:1, NIVMany years ago I underlined those three word “sacrifice of fools” in my Bible and…
“Test everything, hold on to the good. Avoid every kind of evil.”1 Thessalonians 5:21, NIVPaul writes these words as an instruction – not just good advice! We are commanded to be sure to test all things so that we can avoid the dangers of being deceive…
”When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness. What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death!” Romans 6:20-21, NIVThe word sin has become a very offensive wor…
“I was pushed back and about to fall, but the Lord helped me. The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.”Psalm 118:13-14, NIVMany is the time when God’s people have been in a situation where only God could help them! And in this p…