As I was reading through many people's blogs this evening I found a running theme among them that had to do with trusting God with our circumstances and with our family members and with everything in our lives. There was so much hope and encouragement in these blog posts. There was so much love being … Continue reading Thanks for Being There
Love
Love for Spouse
As Christ Loved the Church Ephesians 5:25-27 ESV Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or … Continue reading Love for Spouse
To Love Like You
An Original Work / June 5, 2018 To love like You, Lord, That is what I desire; To live like Jesus, And let His words inspire; To let His Spirit Fill up my life with grace; To care for others Who I meet face to face; To show compassion For all who live in sin, … Continue reading To Love Like You
Love Like God
Love Without Hypocrisy Romans 12:9 NASB Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good. This word “love” means “benevolence, goodwill, kindness, and compassion,” but it also means “to prefer,” specifically to prefer what God prefers, which is purity, morality, truth, righteousness, holiness, godliness and faithfulness, etc. To love like … Continue reading Love Like God
Your Love Inspires Me
"We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ." ~ I Thessalonians 1:3 Jesus Christ loves us so much that he willingly died on a cross, taking upon himself the sins of the entire world, … Continue reading Your Love Inspires Me
Speak to One Another
Walk in Love Ephesians 5:1-2 NASB Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma. When we believe in Jesus Christ, to be Lord and Savior of our lives, … Continue reading Speak to One Another
It’s Our Duty
Love One Another Romans 13:8-10 ESV Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: … Continue reading It’s Our Duty
Love Pursuing
An Original Work / April 14, 2018 Time is ticking; Running out. Where is your faith? Do you doubt? What’s your practice? Where’s your life? Who’s your idol For tonight? Making noises, Sing your songs. Blow your trumpets. Clang your gongs. Throw your parties. Chat with friends. Entertainment Never ends. Love pursuing. Never find. Sin’s … Continue reading Love Pursuing
Not Ever Forsaken
Love One Another Hebrews 13:1-3 NIV Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who … Continue reading Not Ever Forsaken
What Kind of Persuasion?
For Freedom Galatians 5:1 NIV It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. Jesus Christ died that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. This is the essence of the gospel message. He died on … Continue reading What Kind of Persuasion?
Run With It 