2023-11-12
What Does it Mean to Love God?
Pain brings us back to the basics of our faith. “Do you love Me?” Are you ready to say with me: “Father, you know that I love you.”
Read more..Pain brings us back to the basics of our faith. “Do you love Me?” Are you ready to say with me: “Father, you know that I love you.”
Read more..Heavenly Father, thank you for the gift of your Holy Spirit! I don’t want Your Spirit on a shelf in my life. Your Holy Spirit, moving and breathing in me, is the most intimate part of my life, making me fit for you. I don't want to take your gift for granted. Amen.
Read more..One day I thought about the verse, “Keep yourselves in God’s love,” (Jude 21) and I wondered, “How do I keep myself in God’s love?”
Read more..Many people simply can't believe that the Lord could love them. Others believe that He loves them, but only when they are pleasing Him in some way. Why is it so hard for us to accept His unconditional love?
Read more..God pursued us even before we began to pursue Him, and that He knows us even more than we know ourselves.
Read more..We are not the source of love: God is. We are not the great example of love: God is. God's love is expansive and open to all.
Read more..Many Christians remain stunted and immature in spiritual things, staying the same year after year. If we are going to ripen in grace, we must live near to Jesus -in His presence- ripened by the sunshine of His smiles. We must continue in sweet fellowship with Him.
Read more..God has written a letter to you. The Bible isn’t just a storybook about God, the people of Israel, and a man named Jesus. It is a love letter from God to you. When Jesus walked on earth He said, “As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you. Now remain in my love.” (John 15:9)
Read more..Look for the reasons to praise your children. Do it often. Every day! Use words that encourage. Things like, “I love you sweetheart.” Or, “I couldn’t be more proud of you.”
Read more..Often, the divide is long and wide between who Jesus really is and who we want Him to be.
Read more..I think many of us approach prayer as if God is our great Santa Claus in the sky and we’re disillusioned when He doesn’t come through for us.
Read more..If you see someone in need, reach out in love. Find ways to ease their pain, hold their hand, or just listen without judgment.
Read more..“Examine yourselves to see if your faith is really genuine.” 2 Corinthians 13:5 What a difference it would make if we could take time every morning to focus on the thought. Christ is in me.
Read more..There are times when one thinks they’ve won an argument but still wind up the loser in the end. The loss comes from not watching the tongue.
Read more..here is so much power in our tongue. We can shape and build lives with words that strengthen and give life.
Read more..The "Golden Rule" is so straightforward, isn't it? Sometimes we make things, especially religious things, far too complicated and complex.
Read more..I grew up wanting to be perfect. I’ve no one else to blame for this
Read more..Jesus came so that the last could be first, the sick could be healed, the sinners could be saved, and the lost could be found.
Read more..Although there are people who don’t enjoy being with us, we know that God actually enjoys our company. “Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you.” Isaiah 30:18
Read more..Are you willing to be the same on the outside as in the inside? Are you looking for a new beginning?
Read more..Where are you in this faith journey? Has life dealt you some cruel blows? Do you feel excluded from the in-crowd?
Read more..Thank You, Jesus, that You clean my plate. Thank You that by Your life we may have a new covenant and that we can start fresh every day,
Read more..Are you having difficulty trusting God because of an unfortunate early relationship with your father or mother? If so, I encourage you to do what Roger did.
Read more..When I say, "I love You Jesus," it is because at some point, long before I knew Him, before I could discern His voice or recognize His influence in my life, His love was drawing me to His heart.
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