Today’s Encouragement is, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.” 2 Timothy 1:7 NLT God Has Given – Love might get a bit lost in there between power and self-discipline, but it’s there! These are aspects, results, and evidence of God’s Spirit residing, dwelling,Continue reading “God Has Given”
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Nothing Can Ever
Today’s Encouragement is, “And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow-not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love.” Romans 8:38 NLT Nothing Can Ever – In response toContinue reading “Nothing Can Ever”
Give Us Everything Else
Today’s Encouragement is, “Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else?” Romans 8:32 NLT Give Us Everything Else – God’s provision for us is perfect, complete, and eternal. Because He has already given up His Son, we have already been givenContinue reading “Give Us Everything Else”
The Spirit Helps
Today’s Encouragement is, “And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the SpiritContinue reading “The Spirit Helps”
Wait With Eager Hope
Today’s Encouragement is, “And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering. We, too, wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as hisContinue reading “Wait With Eager Hope”
You Will Live
Today’s Encouragement is, “Therefore, dear brothers and sisters, you have no obligation to do what your sinful nature urges you to do. For if you live by its dictates, you will die. But if through the power of the Spirit you put to death the deeds of your sinful nature, you will live.” Romans 8:12-13Continue reading “You Will Live”
Christ Lives Within You
Today’s Encouragement is, “And Christ lives within you, so even though your body will die because of sin, the Spirit gives you life because you have been made right with God.” Romans 8:10 NLT Christ Lives Within You – Please understand, the letter to the Romans (like the entire Bible) was written to and forContinue reading “Christ Lives Within You”
You Are Controlled By The Spirit
Today’s Encouragement is, “But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them do not belong to him at all.)” Romans 8:9 NLT You are ControlledContinue reading “You Are Controlled By The Spirit”
Life and Peace
Today’s Encouragement is, “Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit. So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace. RomansContinue reading “Life and Peace”
Follow
Today’s Encouragement is, “He did this so that the just requirement of the law would be fully satisfied for us, who no longer follow our sinful nature but instead follow the Spirit.” Romans 8:4 NLT Follow The Spirit – As believers, we are followers of Christ. So, what does it mean to follow? Jesus asked PeterContinue reading “Follow”