All posts tagged: Love

Where is Your Heart?

If you really want to know where your heart is, show me your treasures.

The Lord is my Shepherd, BUT. . .

One way the Lord makes us lie down is to use health problems, marriage problems, problems with our children, financial problems, career and professional problems and any other kind of problems we can imagine to teach us about the relationship which is the key to all the blessings…

A Majority of One

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Is there some “enemy” pressing in on you today? Do you feel as though the opposition is about to crush and destroy you? Does everything seem hopeless? Take heart, child of God! With the Lord on your side, you are never outnumbered.

When Jesus Grieved

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Is your heart broken today? Does life seem empty? Do you feel like giving up? There is hope in the Master’s example.

Branch Treatment: Turning Water from Bitter to Sweet

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As we seek to make daily life decisions the key question is NOT, “Is this solution good for me?” The key question is, “Is Jesus in it?” In other words, instead of seeking “a solution”, we seek Jesus for He alone has the RIGHT solution.

Your word vs. God’s WORD

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You say, “It’s impossible.”… God says, “All things are possible.”
You say, “I’m too tired.”… God says, “I will give you rest.”
You say, “Nobody really loves me.”… God says, “I love you.”

True Love

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Agape IS “I love you because you are you, because you are God’s creation, made in His image… and that is sufficient for my love”
Agape IS “I will be your friend… and my friendship is free. If there is any price to pay… I will pay it”
Agape IS “God loving you through me”

The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats: “Do I value others enough to put their needs above mine?”

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Love is neither theoretical nor abstract. The lover pays a price to love the loved. Jesus gave His life and thereby proved His love for us. He didn’t, and indeed couldn’t, just stay in Heaven and wish us into salvation; a price had to be paid. We too must be willing to pay any price to love our brethren…

Ready… Set… Answer!

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So, as we devote time to draw ever closer to God, this growing bond must also prepare us to better relate to our brother’s needs. And one of those needs is Salvation.