Today’s Encouragement is, “And God has given us his Spirit as proof that we live in him and he in us.” 1 John 4:13 NLT God Has Given – God has (past tense) already given. He has given us (we cannot earn) His Spirit. His Spirit, God’s gift, lives in us. His Spirit is theContinue reading “God Has Given”
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If We Love
Today’s Encouragement is, “Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us.” 1 John 4:11-12 NLT If We Love – I admit, andContinue reading “If We Love”
Real Love
Today’s Encouragement is, “This is real love-not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.” 1 John 4:10 NLT Real Love – God’s Perfect Love is not like our human love. It is immeasurably more beautiful, stronger, and purer. We are made in HisContinue reading “Real Love”
God Showed
Today’s Encouragement is, “God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him.” 1 John 4:9 NLT God Showed – Jesus’ birth, life, teaching, miracles, death, burial, resurrection, and ascension… had one overriding purpose. “God showed how much he lovedContinue reading “God Showed”
Love Comes From God
Today’s Encouragement is, “Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God.” 1 John 4:7 NLT Love Comes From God- Since we now understand that God IS Love, we can now explore a few of the implications of thisContinue reading “Love Comes From God”
God Is Love
Today’s Encouragement is, “God is love.” 1 John 4:8b NLT God Is Love – (For the next several days, we will explore this amazing concept) God’s Love is not a new idea; the Bible, including the Old Testament, is full of statements about God’s Love. We all know “God so loved the world,” John 3:16. “ Continue reading “God Is Love”
He Holds Fast To Me
Today’s Encouragement is, “Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name. When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him andContinue reading “He Holds Fast To Me”
The Word Of Life
Today’s Encouragement is, “We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life.” 1 John 1:1 NLT The Word of Life – Jesus is described in many wonderfulContinue reading “The Word Of Life”
Been With Jesus
Today’s Encouragement is, “The members of the council were amazed when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, for they could see that they were ordinary men with no special training in the Scriptures. They also recognized them as men who had been with Jesus.” Acts 4:13 NLT Been With Jesus – Wait, aren’tContinue reading “Been With Jesus”
But God Chose
Today’s Encouragement is, “But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong.” 1 Corinthians 1:27 ESV But God chose – You and I may be, or feel like, ‘a nobody’ in this world, my friends. Foolish and weak inContinue reading “But God Chose”