Posts with the tag “love”

"So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three, but the greatest of these is love." - 1 Corinthians 13:13 Everything in this world fades with time. Money runs out, possessions wear down, success loses its shine, and even strength eventually fails. Yet there is one thing that never fades. Love. Paul wrote that faith, hope, and love are all essential, but love is the greatest because it lasts fore...  Read More

"And he said to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets." - Matthew 22:37-40 Love sounds simple until you actually have to live it. It is easy to talk about loving G...  Read More

"And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself." - Matthew 22:39 Most people have no problem loving themselves. We make sure we eat, sleep, and chase the things that make us happy. We defend ourselves when others criticize us. We forgive ourselves when we mess up. Whether we realize it or not, we all take care of ourselves in some way.  That kind of care is what Jesus pointed t...  Read More

"Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever." - Psalm 136:1 Gratitude is more than being polite. It is worship. When you stop and thank God, you are not just displaying good manners; you are declaring that He is worthy. Every blessing, every answered prayer, every moment of peace in the middle of chaos is a reason to pause and lift your voice in thanks. It is e...  Read More

"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." – Matthew 22:37 If someone asked you how much you love God, how would you answer? Most of us would probably say, “A lot.” But when Jesus was asked about the greatest commandment, He did not leave room for halfway devotion. He said to love God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. That means...  Read More

"Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her." – Proverbs 31:28 There is a kind of strength that never announces itself. It does not post about what it’s carrying. It just carries it. It keeps showing up. Keeps giving. Keeps praying. Keeps holding things together when no one even realizes they’re falling apart. That strength often has a name. And for many of us,...  Read More

"But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion." – Luke 10:33 There is a question that still echoes from the pages of Scripture. A man once asked Jesus, Who is my neighbor? He wanted to justify himself. He wanted to narrow the definition. He wanted love to come with boundaries. Jesus did not answer with a definition. He answered with a story. A man ...  Read More

"And he said to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself." - Matthew 22:37-39 It is easy to say we love people until those people make it hard. Until they disagree with us, disappoint us, or hurt us. The truth is, most of us are ...  Read More

"For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord." – Romans 8:38-39 Some days it can be hard to feel like God still loves you. You mess up again. You lose your temper again. You let fear take over, or...  Read More

"He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?" – Romans 8:32 When life starts to wear on you and doubt begins to creep in, it’s easy to wonder if God is still in your corner. The silence can feel loud. The delays can feel like rejection. And the disappointments can leave you questioning where He is and whether He still ca...  Read More

"Even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him." - Ephesians 1:4 Most people think salvation begins the moment they put their faith in Jesus. Scripture paints a much bigger picture. God did not start loving you the day you believed. His plan did not begin when you first prayed. Long before you took your first breath, God had already ...  Read More

"To redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba Father. So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God." - Galatians 4:5-7 Many people think Christianity is about trying harder. Trying to be good enough. Trying to earn favor. Trying to work...  Read More

"What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?" – Luke 15:4 It is easy to believe that if you have wandered, messed up, or drifted away from God, He has moved on without you. Maybe you have convinced yourself that your failure has made you forgettable. But Jesus tells a ...  Read More

“Then one of the Pharisees invited him to eat with him. He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table” - Luke 7:36 When studying Luke 7, you will see that the entire moment starts with a meal. A Pharisee invites Jesus to eat with him, and Jesus accepts. He shows up to the table knowing who invited Him. He knows the man’s heart. He knows the unspoken pride that fills the room. He knows ...  Read More

“For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but it is the power of God to us who are being saved.” – 1 Corinthians 1:18 There is something about the cross that just doesn’t make sense to the world. Always has been. Always will be. Think about it. A sinless Savior dying for sinners who didn’t deserve it. A King giving up His crown to carry a cross. A God who could have cru...  Read More