Loved By the Father

Do you long to be loved? Do you feel like you are loved? How many people do you think continue to long to be loved? Are there promises you believe should come from the person who loves you? Are you still seeking those promises? Have you turned to the One who keeps His promises? LoveContinue reading “Loved By the Father”

Continual Cleansing

How often do you take a shower or a bath? What is the purpose of doing so? Is it because you are dirty and need to be cleaned? Is it a cultural norm? Do you take your shower or bath at a specific time each day? What if you could be cleansed once for allContinue reading “Continual Cleansing”

Not Blind Faith

Do you believe in things you have not seen? Do you believe in people you have not seen? Do you rejoice over them? That can be difficult to do, can’t it? How can we believe in and rejoice over someone we do not know? Are we willing to take what we hear on faith? PerhapsContinue reading “Not Blind Faith”

Love Never Ends

What does love mean to you? Is it the emotional, affectionate love that brings couples together? Is it the love that you feel for a family member? Is it the camaraderie feeling you have with friends? Have you considered that love is more than these? We talk of puppy love, love at first sight, andContinue reading “Love Never Ends”

Heir with Christ

What does it mean to you to be an heir? Do you wish some long-lost aunt, or uncle would leave you a fortune? Are you concerned about sharing your inheritance with someone else? What if there is no inheritance? Have you worried about nothing all along? What then? The possessions and money left by someoneContinue reading “Heir with Christ”

Obedience is Love

What is your first thought when you hear the word obedience? Do you think of a well trained dog? Do you think of well behaved children? Do you think of strictly following rules? Are you being obedient to God? How can you tell? We may bristle a little when it comes to obedience. Our perspectiveContinue reading “Obedience is Love”

Believe Jesus

What have you heard or seen that is hard to believe? Was it something someone told you? Was it something you saw that was completely unexpected? How did you handle it? Did you come to believe? What is it about God that you find hard to believe? Sometimes we are told things we find hardContinue reading “Believe Jesus”

Ask Out of Love

What do you do with love? How do you show your love? Do you show your love by caring for other people? Is your love deep enough to ask for help? Do you love God enough to ask him to guide you down the path he would have you go? As we love, we showContinue reading “Ask Out of Love”

In Sync with Jesus

Love is a word with a wide breadth of definitions, or at least a wide range of uses. If you look up the word love on dictionary.com, you will find there are 14 noun definitions and 10 verb definitions. They range for liking something strongly to passionate desire to warm affection. What do we meanContinue reading “In Sync with Jesus”

Lose It for Jesus

What does it mean to you to lose your life? Have you given up something that is dear to you? Have you taken up your cross? Have you given up your preferences and accepted God’s desire for you? Giving up something we like, and maybe addicted to, is very challenging. It doesn’t matter if itContinue reading “Lose It for Jesus”