Posts Tagged ‘love’
Love to Give // 1 John 4:11
1 John 4:11 | Dear Friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. John wrote a lot about love…how God loves us and how we should love one another. Perhaps one of the greatest examples of this is found in John’s gospel about how God so loved the world that…
Read MoreLove! // 1 John 1:6
Check out today’s verse. We read that love means doing what God commanded us to do, which is to love. This is in direct relation to what Jesus said as recorded in John 13:34-35, “Let me give you a new command: Love one another. In the same way I loved you, you love one another. This is how everyone will recognize…
Read MoreDelighting in Love // Micah 7:18
Are you holding a grudge against someone? Is someone holding a grudge against you? Feels icky, doesn’t it? Take a look at today’s verse. This is the prophet, Micah, who espouses a powerful truth about the character of God. It acknowledges how God does get angry when His people hurt others, disobey the Lord, and…
Read MoreGod’s Perfect Love // 1 John 4:18
I love today’s verse where John contrasts love and fear. He indicated that fear is fueled by a threat of punishment. The love of God, especially coming to us in the flesh of Jesus, proves that God’s ultimate motivation is love. And it isn’t just motivation, because love is God’s character…His very nature. When we…
Read MoreLet Us See What Love Can Do // 1 Corinthians 13:7
William Penn is quoted as saying, “Let us see what love can do to mend a broken world.” The founder of the province of Pennsylvania drew his inspiration from the Bible. There are so many ways Scripture shows us that love can motivate God’s people in service to others. We need a return to the…
Read MoreA Struggle to Love? // Ephesians 4:31-32
Today’s passage comes from Ephesians 4.31-32: “Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you” (NLT). These verses come from a larger section about the struggles we can…
Read MoreFirst Loves // Revelation 2:4
Revelation 2:4, “But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first.” Today’s verse is one that always seems to convict me. Jesus was speaking to the church at Ephesus, proclaiming things they were doing well and things they we not. The essential message was how the church strayed…
Read MoreFlow from the Source // 1 John 4:19
Did you know that love is something we learn and ultimately becomes a choice? That seems odd when considering it from a pop culture point of view; after all, we say “the heart wants what the heart wants” as we “fall in love.” Love develops through our attachments proven by how critical it is for…
Read MoreTake that Next Best Step // Ecclesiastes 11:13
Today’s verse gives us a great reminder to fear and obey God. This is not the kind of fear where we shrink in terror, but the kind of healthy loving respect a child has for a parent. Ultimately, Solomon (the writer of Ecclesiastes) implies that we already know what we need to do, we just…
Read MoreGive Something Away Day // Romans 13:8
You probably know by now I’m a sucker for the special days and observances. The first one I see for today is it’ “Be A Dork Day.” Since some might look at me and say, “yeah, well, it ends in a ‘Y,’” I also wanted to look at another day. It is also, if you…
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