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Tag: love

2020-04-05

True Love Acts

Put love into action, trusting God's Spirit for the ability to do so.

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2020-04-05

Shine Like the Sun

May we never underestimate the power of a glowing face that stems from time spent with God.

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2020-03-30

Compassionate Heart

“Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.”  Matthew 14:14

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2020-03-15

Love Abiding

As believers living in a confused culture, we need to know how to express and reflect love, and to experience its abiding joy. Jesus, in his concluding chat with his disciples, defines abiding love and its related affect.

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2020-03-11

Pat on the Back

Ever notice how difficult it is to give yourself a pat on the back? It takes someone else to do it for us. When we do it ourselves it becomes a self proclamation and is boasting

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2020-03-11

When the Sparkle Goes

Scripture reminds us that it is also possible to lose our “first love” for the Lord.  In fact, it is more than possible—it’s inevitable—unless one is careful to keep looking to God and His Word rather than to embrace the ceaseless changes that swirl around us.

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2020-03-02

Covered

God never walks away from us, even in our worst state. Father, thank you for seeing me even in my broken state. Thank you for rescuing me because you delighted in me.

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2020-03-01

Lavished with Kindness

Lavished! With God’s grace! What an amazing word picture! You and I, right where we walk today, are being showered with the loving kindness of our great God. He is pouring out His unconditional love over us. He is heaping tremendous, overwhelming favor on us.

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2020-02-29

Fill the Temple

Father God, help me to empty myself of all the things that do not honor you. Empty me of any hurt, anger, jealousies, and negative thoughts. Then fill me instead with your Spirit so others can witness you in my life. Through your Son, my Savior, I pray this. Amen.

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2020-02-24

Satisfaction

What satisfies? What brings genuine and fulfilling contentment? I would have to say it begins with my relationship with the Lord, and the benefits of that relationship are:

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2020-02-17

Enough with All the Lies

“If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” Romans 10:9

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2020-02-13

No Greater Love

Perhaps the most intense love and protective instinct in the experience of mankind is that of parents toward their children. There is little that most mothers or fathers wouldn't do for a baby.

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2020-02-12

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

In our broken world, our relationships are often less than ideal. However, when Jesus dwells within us, He begins to mend the wounds of our broken relationships.

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2020-02-11

It’s The Thought that Counts

He smiled widely as he mounted the stairs and approached the front door to the house. One hand behind his back, obviously hiding something. As he walked through the doorway, he leaned over to kiss me and proceeded to tell me he was thinking about me on his way home.

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2020-01-23

Have You Let God Love You?

It is only by receiving our Father’s agape love that we can discover an agape love for others.  Be loved, and then love.  Just as hurt people hurt people, loved people love people.  So let God love you!

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2020-01-13

Encourage One Another

Dee didn’t pick me because I was good.  He called my name for one reason only.  He was my big brother.  And on that day he decided to be a good big brother.

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2020-01-10

Always With Us

Abandonment is a common issue in this world. Maybe you have experienced it yourself. But God says he will stick with you no matter how hard it gets.

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2019-12-27

Jesus Became Like Us

John 1:14 says, “The Word became flesh and lived among us.”  The God of the universe left the glory of heaven and moved into the neighborhood. Our neighborhood! Why? Because He loves to be with the ones he loves!

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2019-12-23

Seek and to Save

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. That was his purpose: to fix that which was broken ? not just us, but our world, our humanity, and all that goes with it.

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2019-12-15

Peace on Earth

As we enter this yuletide season amidst a fallen world of strife and conflict, we should be reminded about what Jesus said about peace. “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you."

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2019-12-11

God Is Present

‘My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest” (Exodus 33:14). In all of life’s challenges, God gives us the one thing we need the most:His Presence.

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2019-12-07

Christmas Time. Family Time?

Christmas is about Hope. Hope is best shared with family even amidst broken family gatherings. Make the most of your Christmas gatherings.

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2019-12-07

Place of Rest

When I try to figure things out all on my own it seems like it becomes more complicated with each angle I attempt to analyze and fix. When I admit it’s not mine to figure out and leave it in God’s hands, a sigh of relief escapes and peace envelops me.

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2019-12-06

Not My Agenda, but God’s Agenda

Mary lived an ordinary life in a small town in northern Israel. She lived her life in relative obscurity, yet the world has celebrated her obedience to God for over two thousand years.

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