You Shall Love The LORD, Your God “He said to him, “You shall love the LORD, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.” Matthew 22:37 Jesus said this is the greatest commandment: to love God with holy devotion, holding nothing back. May we contemplate God’s love for us […]
I Continue My Pursuit Toward The Goal
I Continue My Pursuit Toward The Goal “I continue my pursuit toward the goal, the prize of God’s upward calling, in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:14 When we come to Christ, when we offer our lives to him, we claim our forgiveness and inheritance of life everlasting. God is in our midst! Jesus becomes our preeminent […]
Whoever Believes In Me, Even If He Dies, Will Live
Whoever Believes In Me, Even If He Dies, Will Live “Jesus told her, I am the resurrection, and the life: whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live,” John 11:25 Jesus was speaking to Martha, yet his words, his truth, extends to all, then, now, and forevermore. Though we die to this world, […]
Those Whom I Love, I Reprove And Chastise
Those Whom I Love, I Reprove And Chastise “Those whom I love, I reprove and chastise. Be earnest, therefore, and repent.” Revelations 3:19 We are as children in need of instruction. Without guidance and knowledge of truth there is no wisdom. When we fail in sin, God’s word instructs us to repent, to make right […]
Let There Be Light, And There Was Light
Let There Be Light, And There Was Light “Then God said, ‘Let there be light, and there was light.’” Genesis 1:3 When our Father created this world, he created the light to illuminate our way from the darkness. When our Father sent his only son, Christ Jesus, to save us from our sin, he gave […]
For God Did Not Give Us A Spirit Of Cowardness
For God Did Not Give Us A Spirit Of Cowardness For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 2 TImothy 1:7 The spirit of fear, which seeks to weaken us, is not from God. His love, his warmth and charity, endures in […]
If We Acknowledge Our Sins
If We Acknowledge Our Sins “If we acknowledge our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from every wrongdoing.” 1 John 1:9 When we confess the darkness within we are brought into the light of Jesus; when we confess, the blood of Jesus is poured over us and […]
That In Nothing I Shall Be Ashamed
That In Nothing I Shall Be Ashamed “According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.” Philippians 1:20 May we courageously live in Christ so fully, whether in our daily lives […]
I Give Thanks To My God
I Give Thanks To My God “I give thanks to my God at every remembrance of you, praying always with joy in my every prayer for all of you.” Philippians 1:3-4 The grace and peace that is from God and from Christ Jesus be with you this day and all that follow. May our prayers […]
Grace, Mercy, And Peace Will Be With Us From God The Father And From Jesus Christ
Grace, Mercy, And Peace Will Be With Us From God The Father And From Jesus Christ “Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father’s Son in truth and love.” 2 John 1:3 God’s blessing be upon you this day and all that follow. His mercy […]