WHAT “GETS IN THE WAY” OF YOUR LOVE FOR OTHERS, AND FOR GOD? 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: Love means sacrificing for others with no expectations of anything in return. Sometimes there are folks who … Continue reading
WHEN IT SEEMS THAT NOBODY LOVES YOU, GOD DOES! BIBLE PASSAGE: This is how God showed His love among us: He sent His one and only Son into the world that we might live through Him. (1 John 4:9) MEDITATION: Have you ever thought about, and realized that each of us was born into sin. … Continue reading
IS YOUR LOVE FOR THE LORD SINCERE? DO YOUR ACTIONS PROVE YOUR LOVE IS REAL? BIBLE PASSAGE: Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. (Ephesians 6:24) MEDITATION: Does it ever seem to you that other believers are receiving more of God’s blessings than you are? How does that make … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” (Matthew 24:3) MEDITATION: The disciples had questions about when Jesus would return, and centuries … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body is done with sin. (1 Peter 4:10) MEDITATION: If you are a Christian, have you found yourself in a constant battle with sin? If you have, then you know how challenging it can … Continue reading
TO LOVE OR NOT TO LOVE? IT IS NOT A QUESTION FOR CHRISTIANS BIBLE PASSAGE: “These things I command you, that you love one another.” (John 15:17) MEDITATION: Have you struggled with trying to determine what Spiritual gift God has given you? You might think that you could never be a preacher, missionary, teacher, or … Continue reading
ARE YOU FEELING DISCOURAGED AND UNLOVED? BIBLE PASSAGE: My purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ. (Colossians 2:2) MEDITATION: If you asked people to name something … Continue reading
WHO DO YOU KNOW…REALLY KNOW? BIBLE PASSAGE: “I am the good Shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me—just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep.” (John 10:14-15) MEDITATION: Do you know the Lord? The question isn’t, “Do you know … Continue reading
HAVE THE ACTIONS OF OTHERS DAMAGED YOUR LOVE FOR THEM? BIBLE PASSAGE: “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.” (Psalm 118:1) MEDITATION: We live in a world where nothing lasts forever, right? Cars wear out, houses start to deteriorate, our bodies become weaker, our minds lose their sharpness, and … Continue reading
GOD’S LOVE NEVER GOES ON VACATION OR DIMINISHES BIBLE PASSAGE: For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is … Continue reading