Jesus took our place. He is the sacrificial lamb. Atonement has been made for you and for me. LEV. 17:11. “There is a fountain filled with blood drawn from Immanuel’s veins, and sinners plunged beneath that flood lose all their guilty stains.”
For Jesus, love is not a feeling but a choice. It is impossible to feel warm and fuzzy about people we do not like. Enemies, by virtue of the fact that they are enemies, do not inspire those kinds of feelings. MATTHEW 5:44.
All gifts that are given in love will fade away with time, but the godly love that is shared with one another, and God’s love for us, will never pass away. ISAIAH 54:10.
Our use of the term ‘love’ usually expresses an emotion and may come with conditions. God’s love, however, is unconditional. It does not fluctuate as human love does. JOHN 15:13.
People we have really loved have died. As hard as it is for us to let go, when a Christian dies, he/she is much better off in heaven than on earth. Their death is our loss, not theirs. They have received the ultimate inheritance, only possible through death because “flesh and blood cannot inherit the … [Read more…]
It is hard to not worry about the future when life is spinning fast. May we find freedom and joy when we release our worries to Jesus. ECCLES. 3:1-4.
Our Lord is conforming us to His image. This may involve problems, challenges, pain, suffering, loss, etc. We must yield our will to His, and in submissive obedience follow our Commander who holds the key to our open doors. ROMANS 8:28-29.
Love Story: The God of the universe bent down from Heaven, leaned toward mankind, and expressed His love to an unworthy people. JOHN 3:16.
When the oppressive heat of the dry season gets us down, we can be sure that the rainy season is coming. All of our struggles and trials seem small when compared to the glory of our future as God’s children. ROMANS 8:23.
Churches are filled with people who are content to warm themselves by the fire of God’s glory. Let the fire move us, not warm us! JEREMIAH 20:9.
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