May God himself, the heavenly Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, release grace over you and impart total well-being into your lives. (Ephesians 1:2 TPT) I’ve been “in” the first chapters of Ephesians recently. Unlike other books where the Apostle Paul is explaining deep theology or reprimanding believers for untrue doctrineContinue Reading
Everyone who loves is fathered by God and experiences an intimate knowledge of him. The one who doesn’t love has yet to know God, for God is love. (1 John 4:7-8 TPT) I came across a video that uses the words of a prophetic teacher and pastor, Graham Cooke. I neededContinue Reading
We have come into an intimate experience with God’s love, and we trust in the love he has for us. God is love! Those who are living in love are living in God, and God lives through them. (1 John 4:16 TPT) As humans infected by the sin of thisContinue Reading
Love is large.Love is incredibly patient. Love is gentle.Love is consistently kind to all. Love refuses to be jealous when blessing comes to someone else. Love does not brag about one’s achievements nor inflate its own importance. Love does not traffic in shame and disrespect.Love does not selfishly seek its own honor. Love is notContinue Reading
If today you feel restless, anxious, worried, or generally not at peace, I invite you to hear the words of God: Even if the mountains were to crumble and the hills disappear, my heart of steadfast, faithful love will never leave you, and my covenant of peace with you will never beContinue Reading
“Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father [you favored of God, appointed to eternal salvation], inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gaveContinue Reading
For this reason [Jesus] had to be made like [us], fully human in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people. (Hebrews 2:17 NIV) Above all, clothe yourselves with love, whichContinue Reading
So if the Son makes you free, then you are unquestionably free. (John 8:36 AMP) Abba Father, there’s a hard place within me that I know I need to deal with. Yes, my child. I know that, too. It’s been there a long time. I have lived with it forContinue Reading
“Even now the one who reaps draws a wage and harvests a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together.” (John 4:36 NIV) “Many in this world do not know the incredible love of the Father. Jesus described these people who had yetContinue Reading
[Please join me in praying for children, families, and our future on Thursdays this year.] “Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions.” (1 John 3:18 NLT) Let us pray and declare the following over our families today: God,Continue Reading