Today’s Encouragement is “We love each other because he loved us first.” 1 John 4:19 NLT He Loved Us First – (This concludes our focus on God’s Love in 1 John 4) These four words change everything. First, He loved you and me. Even before we were born. It isn’t a general “God Loves Everyone” type ofContinue reading “He Loved Us First”
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Face Him With Confidence
Today’s Encouragement is, “And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect. So we will not be afraid on the day of judgment, but we can face him with confidence because we live like Jesus here in this world.” 1 John 4:17 NLT Face Him With Confidence – We are exploring God’s LoveContinue reading “Face Him With Confidence”
Our Trust In His Love
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”
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”
Sent His Son
Today’s Encouragement is, “Furthermore, we have seen with our own eyes and now testify that the Father sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.” 1 John 4:14 NLT Sent His Son – We all know this – God the Father Sent His Son, Jesus To be the Savior Of the world. GodContinue reading “Sent His Son”
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”
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”