TODAY’S VERSE
“You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.”
Luke 10:27
TODAY’S THOUGHT
God created us for a relationship with Himself. Our purpose is to love Him. Specifically we are to love Him with all our heart, soul and strength. But how do we do [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Love God
Posted in Behavior, Devotion, Devotional, Love, Praise, Prayer, Salvation, Worship, meditation, tagged Devotion, Love God, meditation, Prayer, spiritual disiplines, Spirituality on December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Fear and False Guilt
Posted in Devotion, Devotional, Forgiveness, Grace, Holy Spirit, Hope, Love, Mercy, Peace, Salvation, trust, tagged false guilt, fear, Forgiveness, Grace, guilt, Mercy, morality, morals, Salvation on December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
TODAY’S VERSE
“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.”
I john 4:18 (NLT)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
There is false guilt and real guilt. False guilt is the guilty feeling over something that we really [...]
Overcoming Fear
Posted in Behavior, Christian Living, Devotion, Devotional, Faith, Holy Spirit, Hope, Love, Peace, Strength, The Word, trust, tagged courage, fear, God, Holy Spirit, Hope, Love, overcoming fear, Peace, Power, sound mind, Strength, trust on December 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
TODAY’S VERSE
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”
II Timothy 1:7 (NIV)
TODAY’S MESSAGE
We often think of fear as the reaction to scary events, like the screams in a horror movie. But some of our most fearful behavior is often hid from us. [...]
You’re Valuable
Posted in Christian Living, Devotion, Devotional, Encouragement, Faith, Forgiveness, Healing, Holy Spirit, Self Esteem, happiness, meditation, trust, tagged acceptance, disgust, Faith, fear, Forgiveness, Love, Mercy, Self image, self love, Unconditional love, valuable on December 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
TODAY’S VERSE
“Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell. What is the price of two sparrows—one copper coin? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it. And the [...]
Forgiveness
Posted in Christian Living, Devotion, Devotional, Forgiveness, Grace, Love, Mercy, Salvation, tagged Calvary, Forgiveness, Grace, Jesus Christ, Mercy, Salvation, sanctification on December 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
TODAY’S VERSE
“Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits- who forgives all your sins .”
Psalms 103:2-3 (NIV)
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”
I John 1:9 (NIV)
TODAY’S MESSAGE
What a beautiful plan. God creates us for fellowship with [...]
Praise God
Posted in Christian Living, Devotion, Devotional, Praise, Worship, joy, tagged discipleship, heart, Lordship, Praise, Soul, Worship on December 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
TODAY’S VERSE
“Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise His Holy name.”
Psalms 103:1 (NLT)
TODAY’S MESSAGE
It is easy to live day by day and never really take the time to praise God. Part of this is due to the fact that we have relegated worship and praise to one [...]
Rest In Him
Posted in Christian Living, Devotion, Devotional, Encouragement, Faith, Grace, Holy Spirit, Hope, Love, Motivation, Peace, Praise, The Word, Wisdom, joy, tagged burdened, confidence, Holy Spirit, Hope, Jesus Christ, peacem joy, Salvation, Strength, troubled, Weary on December 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
TODAY’S VERSE
“Then Jesus said, ‘Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.”’
Matthew 11:28 (NLT)
TODAY’S MESSAGE
How many times have we qualified for this passage of scripture? Difficulties in life can get us all down. Relationships, finances, worries about the future, guilt over the past. There [...]
Pursuing Love
Posted in Devotion, Devotional, Encouragement, Forgiveness, Grace, Holy Spirit, Hope, Love, Mercy, Praise, Salvation, happiness, joy, tagged goodness, joy, Love, love of God, Peace, relentless love, Salvation, Unconditional love on December 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
TODAY’S VERSE
“Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life.”
Psalms 23:6 (NLT)
TODAY’S MESSAGE
Psalms 23 is perhaps the most popular passage in the Bible. Parts like, “Though I walk through the shadow of death I will fear no evil” make it a favorite at funerals. At the end of the [...]
Knowing His Love
Posted in Christian Living, Devotion, Devotional, Grace, Guidance, Holy Spirit, Love, Praise, Prayer, Salvation, meditation, tagged Forgiveness, God's love, Holy Spirit, meditation, Prayer, time with God on December 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
TODAY’S VERSE
And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of [...]
God Is My Strength
Posted in Devotion, Devotional, Encouragement, Faith, Holy Spirit, Hope, Mercy, Power, Praise, Prayer, Salvation, Self Esteem, Strength, The Word, tagged All powerful one, assistance, Faith, Grace, Prayer, Salvation, Strength, trust on December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
TODAY’S VERSE
“The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.”
Psalms 28:7 (NIV)
TODAY’S MESSAGE
You will not get anywhere in your spiritual life until you really believe in God’s intentions. God specifically created you because [...]
