“Remember your word to your servant,in which you have made me hope.This is my comfort in my affliction,that your promise gives me life.The insolent utterly deride me,but I do not turn away from your law.When I think of your rules from of old,I take comfort, O Lord.Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked,who forsake … Continue reading This is My Comfort
gospel
Agape Love Never Ends
“Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought … Continue reading Agape Love Never Ends
Love is and Love is Not
“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” … Continue reading Love is and Love is Not
Putting Agape Love Into Practice
“If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have … Continue reading Putting Agape Love Into Practice
Wayward Children
Wayward children, wandering souls,Thoughtless people, varying roles,Walk in darkness, seeing no light,For from Jesus, taken their flight. Have no mercy, walking in sin,Self-indulgent, drinking their gin,All about them, not about God,But the many wear a façade. Put a mask on, others impress,Think they’re being such a success,But they’re not, for time they do waste,For the … Continue reading Wayward Children
Worthy of His Calling
“To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power, so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of … Continue reading Worthy of His Calling
Worthy of the Kingdom
“We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing. Therefore, among God’s churches we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.” (2 … Continue reading Worthy of the Kingdom
Be Someone Who Thanks Others
“We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing. Therefore, among God’s churches we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.” (2 … Continue reading Be Someone Who Thanks Others
Do Not Fear; Trust God
“May your unfailing love come to me, Lord,your salvation, according to your promise;then I can answer anyone who taunts me,for I trust in your word.Never take your word of truth from my mouth,for I have put my hope in your laws.I will always obey your law,for ever and ever.I will walk about in freedom,for I … Continue reading Do Not Fear; Trust God
Being Persecuted is Cause for Rejoicing
“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets … Continue reading Being Persecuted is Cause for Rejoicing
Run With It 