Today’s Encouragement is, “For the commandments say, ‘You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not covet.’ These-and other such commandments-are summed up in this one commandment: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ Love does no wrong to others, so love fulfills the requirements of God’s law.” Romans 13:9-10Continue reading “Love Fulfills”
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Real Love
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. 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.”Continue reading “Real Love”
Made Holy
Today’s Encouragement is, “For God’s will was for us to be made holy by the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ, once for all time.” Hebrews 10:10 NLT Made Holy – Notice the timing? “God’s will was.” The past tense is used because it is already accomplished. By the sacrifice of Jesus, as GodContinue reading “Made Holy”
Shown Your Love
Today’s Encouragement is, “For God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you have worked for him and how you have shown your love to him by caring for other believers, as you still do.” Hebrews 6:10 NLT Shown Your Love – By caring for and loving other believers, we show our loveContinue reading “Shown Your Love”
If I Didn’t Love
Today’s Encouragement is, “If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing.” 1 Corinthians 13:3 NLT If I Didn’t Love – The entire Chapter 13 is dedicated to Love. It is a description of God’sContinue reading “If I Didn’t Love”
Once For All
Today’s Encouragement is, “Christ suffered for our sins once for all time. He never sinned, but he died for sinners to bring you safely home to God. He suffered physical death, but he was raised to life in the Spirit. “ 1 Peter 3:18 NLT Once For all – Once – There will be noContinue reading “Once For All”
He Took The Body
Today’s Encouragement is, “Then he [Joseph of Arimathea, a member of the High Counsel] took the body down from the cross and wrapped it in a long sheet of linen cloth and laid it in a new tomb that had been carved out of rock.” Luke 23:50 NLT He Took The Body – Jesus hadContinue reading “He Took The Body”