If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. (1 Corinthians 13:2 NIV) God of Love, You are the Root and the Offspring of David, the brightContinue Reading
This post is adapted from the devotions I led at the arts camp last week. Every desirable and beneficial gift comes out of heaven. The gifts are rivers of light cascading down from the Father of Light. There is nothing deceitful in God, nothing two-faced, nothing fickle. He brought usContinue Reading
Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love. (1 John 4:18 NLT) ___________ Normally when I think of “perfect love casts out all fear,” I think of the Love of God pushing away fear. WhileContinue Reading
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of Godand knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world thatContinue Reading
Jesus said, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” (Matthew 22:37-39 NIV) I was working my way through the book ofContinue Reading
Jesus said, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” (Matthew 22:37-39 NIV) I’ve been working my way through the book ofContinue Reading
Be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. (Ephesians 6:18 NIV) [Although it has been almost two months since Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the need to continue to pray for our nation has not diminished. We must continue to pray against any and all political violence, andContinue Reading
“‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.” – JesusContinue Reading
“What we were created at the depths of our souls to need is only the Presence of God. It is the answer as Jesus is the answer….Our questions and complaints will never find individual answers (even as Job’s questions were never fully answered). The only Answer is the dangerous, disturbing,Continue Reading
But now, O Child, listen to the Lord who created you.O Child, the one who formed you says,“Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you.I have called you by name; you are mine.When you go through deep waters,I will be with you.When you go through rivers of difficulty,you willContinue Reading