Day 31 of God’s Love for Us November 30, 2017 We know that love comes from God. “By this, love is perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgement…There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love”(1 John 4:17-18NASB). Perfected here has the meaning of moral character becoming perfect. Fear comes from the devil and is the opposite of love. If we love God, then we need to love ourselves. God doesn’t hold grudges against those who Read More
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Day 30 of God’s Love
Day 30 of God’s Love for Us November 29, 2017 What is love? Is it just an emotion, or is it something more- an action? Love is a choice, and choice is an action. “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God”(1 John 4:7NASB). I heard a pastor say today, “…if you don’t love your neighbor, you don’t love God;” he went on to say, “If you have a problem with someone else (your neighbor), your relationship with God isn’t right.” He derived his statements from Read More
Day 28 of God’s Love
Day 28 of God’s Love for Us November 22, 2017 Why do we have struggles in our lives? The easy answer is that we are rebellious in our hearts. We are either rebellious against God or rebellious against the devil. Struggles are meant as discipline and meant to teach us to seek good, seek God and his ways. Who, as a kid, was ever disciplined for doing morally right? If so, then it was done by someone who was immoral. “No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful.”(Hebrews 12:11) “Our fathers (parents) disciplined us as they thought best; but Read More
Day 27 of God’s Love
Day 27 of God’s Love for Us November 17, 2017 “Every priest stands day after day ministering and offering the same sacrifices time after time, which can never take away sins. But He, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, sat down at the right hand of God, waiting from that time onward until his enemies be made a footstool for His feet. For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified.”(Hebrews 10:11-14) Jesus, when He gave himself to be sacrificed and crucified, made way for a better covenant with God for everyone Read More
Day 26 of God’s Love
Day 26 of God’s Love for Us November 15, 2017 “Because he has loved Me, therefore I will deliver him, (This is God speaking to us when we set our love on Him); I will set him securely on high, because He knows My name. “He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in (times of) trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. “With a long life I will satisfy him and let him see My salvation.”””(Psalm 91:14-16) God’s love for us is a promise when we love Him in return. He Read More
Day 25 of God’s Love
Day 25 of God’s Love for Us November 14, 2017 Today’s verse of love for us comes from Habakkuk. ” I heard and my inward parts trembled, at the sound my lips quivered. Decay enters my bones, and in my place I tremble. Because I must wait quietly for the day of distress, for the people to arise who will invade us.” (Habakkuk 3:16) He knew trouble was coming because his country had no protection from their enemies that surrounded them. Today, we live in a chaotic world with enemies all around as well. They are tearing away at the Read More
The Universe and a Ladybug
In September, my pastor gave us a visual of how big our galaxy is. Then he painted the picture verbally of how great God is, and that He holds all of it in place in the palm of His hand. Yet He is so meticulous and loving to hold us individually and admire us just as we hold and admire a ladybug in our own hand. There is no fear valid or worthy for the person who holds Christ in their heart. “God wants us to hear His voice. In order to love God, we need to hear His voice Read More