GOD LOVES YOU, FORGIVES YOU, AND HAS A PLAN FOR YOU! BIBLE PASSAGE: Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with Me. (Revelation 3:20) MEDITATION: Over and over again, people ask this … Continue reading
DO YOU FEEL YOU ARE INCOMPLETE IN ‘KNOWING THE LORD’? BIBLE PASSAGE: We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands. (1 John 2:3) MEDITATION: Have you ever known someone who wanted to join a club or organization and after they became a member, they began trying to change all … Continue reading
A NEW COMMAND TO HAVE A GREATER LOVE FOR OTHERS BIBLE PASSAGE: “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” (John 13:34) MEDITATION: Can’t you just imagine what the disciples thought when Jesus said, “I’m giving you a new command” Can’t you … Continue reading
JESUS GIVES US THE TWO FOUNDATIONAL COMMANDMENTS WE MUST OBEY Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and … Continue reading
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT MEETING THE LORD FACE TO FACE? BIBLE PASSAGE: We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. (2 Corinthians 5:8) MEDITATION: What do you look forward to when you go on a trip away from home? If you go … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. (1 Peter 5:8) MEDITATION: If you have ever felt you are in a vicious circle of sin, repentance, sin, repentance, sin, repentance, etc, then this devotional should be one of interest for … Continue reading
AVOID DRIFTING AWAY FROM YOUR FIRST LOVE OF THE LORD BIBLE PASSAGE: “We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.” (Hebrews 2:1) MEDITATION: Whenever we think about the word ‘stand’ more than likely we think about someone in an erect position with both … Continue reading
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW THE LORD? BIBLE PASSAGE: I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. (Romans 9:2) MEDITATION: Paul is a great example of how a believer should feel about the lost. Before he was saved, he had a ruthless passion for persecuting those who identified … Continue reading
SHOWING LOVE: A HELP TO THE LONELY AND THE SICK BIBLE PASSAGE: “May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.” (1 Thessalonians 3:12) MEDITATION: Loneliness can have one of the greatest impacts imaginable on a person’s thoughts, emotions and self-esteem. When … Continue reading
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT WORK AND ITS REWARDS? BIBLE PASSAGE: “Even while we were still there with you we gave you this rule: ‘He who does not work shall not eat.’” (2 Thessalonians 3:10) MEDITATION: A fairly recent generation had a thirst for working hard. They took pride in their work and in order … Continue reading