BIBLE PASSAGE: Whoever does not take up their cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me. (Matthew 10:38) MEDITATION: The heading of this devotional the Lord sent me to share has kind of a strange question, doesn’t it. However, it should cause us to pause and reflect on the type of relationship we have … Continue reading
GOD LOVES US, BUT HOW MUCH DO WE LOVE HIM? BIBLE PASSAGE: Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love. (Ephesians 6:24) MEDITATION: Certain relationships in life require only a moderate degree of devotion. Being vague and distant might be adequate in some personal relationships but there are love relationships … Continue reading
LOVE IS FROM GOD AND IT WILL NEVER FAIL BIBLE PASSAGE: “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” (Matthew 5:43-44) MEDITATION: Remember when you received your first driver’s license? It was exciting to know … Continue reading
WHY SHOULD WE LEARN MORE ABOUT GOD’S LOVE? The scriptures give us a solid reason for learning more about God’s love. Whoever does not love, does not know God, because God is love. (1 John 4:8) MEDITATION: A husband and wife visited an orphanage where they hoped to adopt … Continue reading
DO YOU FEEL INCOMPLETE? BIBLE PASSAGE: “Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a new work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.” (Philippians 1:6) MEDITATION: Do you feel like something is missing in your life? Even on the days when you think you ‘have it all … Continue reading
DEVOTIONAL SERIES ON LOVE – OVERVIEW Something to think about…… We live in a fast-paced world where it seems that we are always busy, and have very little time to take a breath, rest, and think about where we will spend eternity, wouldn’t you agree? However, when the clamor and busyness settles down and we … Continue reading
THE GREATEST EXPRESSION OF LOVE FOR OTHERS BIBLE PASSAGE: He himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness. (1 Peter 2:24) MEDITATION: When Jesus walked the earth, He was busy about His work the entire time. He worked in the carpenter’s shop. … Continue reading
DO YOU EVER FEEL YOU ARE IN FRUSTRATING CYCLE? BIBLE PASSAGE: So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. (Galatians 5:16) MEDITATION: Do you have a struggle with some sins that had a grip on you before you received salvation from the Lord? Are there … Continue reading
WE CAN LOVE GOD OR LOVE THE WORLD, BUT WE CANNOT LOVE BOTH BIBLE PASSAGE: You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. (James 4:4) MEDITATION: If you ask them, most people … Continue reading
DO YOU FEEL STRONG AND CONFIDENT OR WEAK AND VULNERABLE? BIBLE PASSAGE: Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. (Galatians 5:25) MEDITATION: Remember when you were a little child and you went somewhere with one of your parents? You may have gone shopping with your mother, or walking … Continue reading