(Amplified) 1 Corinthians 13:4 “…love never is envious nor boils over with jealousy…” Of what can be said with assurance concerning envy and/or jealousy? They are both deadly…they kill relationships and they create viciousness within the person enslaved by them. (Amplified) Proverbs 14:30 “A calm and undisturbed mind and heart are the life and health […]
A prayer which can be used for others and for yourself: (NASB) Philippians 1:9-11 “And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment, 10 so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of […]
Love is patient…Love is kind… Have you noticed that these words do not have ‘if’ attached to them. Love is patient…if others are patient with me. Love is kind…if others are kind towards me. As a follower of Christ – there are no conditions, no ‘ifs’, ‘ands’, or ‘buts’. Love is patient. Love is kind. […]
(NASB) 1 Corinthians 13:4 “Love is patient…” God is patient…with you and me. He has chosen to be patiently loving and lovingly patient with us. Have you ever sat in a park, or in a ‘private place’ meditating on God and His love? Have you ever thought about His patience with you? How easy it […]
A prayer which can be used for others and for yourself: (NASB) Philippians 1:9-11 “And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment, 10 so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of […]
How do you worship the Lord? As you read the following Psalm consider how you will give thanks to the God of the Bible Who sent His Son to die for your sins on the altar of the cross. If Jesus is your Savior: (NASB) Psalm 100:1-5 “SHOUT JOYFULLY to the LORD, all the earth. […]
In the United States, Thanksgiving is a special holiday in November. Perhaps your country has a similar holiday. For followers of Christ, shouldn’t each day be a day of giving thanks to our God? His love, mercy, grace, etc. have been given us…how often do we thank our God? (NIV) Psalm 103:1-5 “PRAISE THE LORD, […]
What would get people’s attention and draw accolades in every nation? If someone were to give up all of their possessions so the poor could be fed. What does God’s word say about such a noble endeavor? (NASB) 1 Corinthians 13:3 “And if I give all possessions to feed the poor…, but do not have […]
Paul was a gifted teacher, a great leader, a profound theologian, a wonderful and faithful friend. Paul gave this important truth about himself: “but have not love, I am nothing.” What are your gifts and strengths? Do you speak well before groups of people? When you teach, do people learn? Do you have an excellent […]
(NASB) 1 Corinthians 13:1 “IF I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.” What is the basis for your words? What is your motive for your job or your ministry? If your basis for doing what you do […]