Long before he laid down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love. Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ. (What pleasure he […]
“If you love me, show it by doing what I’ve told you. I will talk to the Father, and he’ll provide you another Friend so that you will always have someone with you. This Friend is the Spirit of Truth. The godless world can’t take him in because […]
Our relationship with Christ makes us children of God What marvelous love the Father has extended to us! Just look at it–we’re called children of God! That’s who we really are. But that’s also why the world doesn’t recognize us or take us seriously because it has no idea […]
Romans 13:8 Pay everything you owe. But you can never pay back all the love you owe each other. Those who love others have done everything the law requires. Some relationships can never be repaired. People may have passed away. They may have moved away and you have […]
John 1:15-18 John pointed him [Jesus] out and called, “This is the One! The One I told you was coming after me but in fact was ahead of me. He has always been ahead of me, has always had the first word.” We all live off his generous bounty, […]
John 13:34 “I give you a new command. Love one another. You must love one another, just as I have loved you.” Love is a command from Jesus. It is not an optional extra. It is not shown just be respecting others but also by self-sacrifice and serving […]
It pleases God when our hearts are filled with love for Him Jesus said, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence.’ Matthew 22:37
2 Timothy 2:23 Don’t get involved in foolish arguments, which only upset people and make them angry.
Don’t love the world’s ways. Don’t love the world’s goods. Love of the world squeezes out love for the Father. Practically everything that goes on in the world–wanting your own way, wanting everything for yourself, wanting to appear important–has nothing to do with the Father. It just isolates […]
Verse For Today If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don’t love, I’ve gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I’m bankrupt without love. […]
