As Valentine’s Day approaches, love is in the air. If we want to love and receive love, we must love God first. Love comes from God. He is love. Jesus said, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first...
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Love holds everything together in this world; it is the bond of perfection. God is love (1 John 4:8). When I see things falling apart, such as families, relationships, and nations, I wonder where the love is. We are to put on love above all things. “above all these things put on...
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“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you.” Exodus 20:12 We honor our parents because they are God’s treasure. Honor means to show respect, to lift them up. If the only reason we honor our parents is because...
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Have you noticed that some Christians walk through the wilderness, and others take a more direct route? Why is this? God led the Israelites on the path through the wilderness. Notice what God says, “Then it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God did not lead them by way...
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“How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me?” Exodus 10:3 God demands that we humble ourselves. God calls pride evil (Job 35:12)/wickedness (Psalm 10:2). He will not tolerate it. If we love God and revere Him, we will hate pride and want to flee from it (proverbs 8:13)....
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“Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!” Psalm 34:8 When we taste something we take it into us. Paul said that “Christ is in you, the hope of glory.” We have the hope of glory by tasting God’s goodness. He...
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Did you know you could be an enemy of God? Jesus said, “He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad.” Mathew 12:30 You must choose a side. Once you choose a side by accepting Christ as your saviour, you...
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The Bible tells us not to be conform to this world. “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” Romans 12:2 Conforming means aligning one’s mind or character to another’s patterns. This is what...
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“Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings” Psalm 17:8 The spiritual realm is just as real as the physical realm. However, if you only stay in the physical realm, you will miss the lovingkindness of our dear Lord. To see a shadow, you need...
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We will all lose someone we love. But will we allow ourselves to grieve healthily? We can so easily stuff it all down and move forward, keep busy. Tell ourselves I have grieved enough or, worse, refuse to grieve. Grief can mask itself in many forms: anger, frustration, depression, exhaustion,...
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