Today’s Encouragement is, “We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them.” 1 John 4:16 NLT Our Trust In His Love – We have many options. We can choose to put ourContinue reading “Our Trust In His Love”
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God Living In Them
Today’s Encouragement is, “All who declare that Jesus is the Son of God have God living in them, and they live in God.” 1 John 4:15 NLT God Living In Them – Our three-dimensional world resists the ideas of God’s Truth. We must see and touch and taste with our senses (our limited human senses), andContinue reading “God Living In Them”
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”
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”
As You Have Promised
Today’s Encouragement is, “Simeon was there. He took the child in his arms and praised God, saying, ‘Sovereign Lord, now let your servant die in peace, as you have promised. I have seen your salvation.’” Luke 2:28-30 NLT As You Have Promised – God had promised Simeon (v26) that he wouldn’t die before he sawContinue reading “As You Have Promised”
I Have Come Down
Today’s Encouragement is, “I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey.” Exodus 3:8a ESV I Have Come Down – Several times in the biblical record, we seeContinue reading “I Have Come Down”
A Vast Host
Merry Christmas! Today’s Encouragement is “Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others-the armies of heaven-praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.’” Luke 2:13-14 NLT A Vast Host – Imagine with me – the still of a desertContinue reading “A Vast Host”
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