1 John 3:18 ~ Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. Our love for God and others has to go beyond just words and superficial actions. We can’t just say we love God and then continue to act as we did before accepting Christ. There has […]
From Hope Deferred to Dreams Fulfilled
Proverbs 13:12 ~ Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life. We are all longing or hoping for something. We hope for a better job, a mate (or a better mate), financial blessings, healing from an illness, etc. It is this hope that usually sustains and drives us […]
Moving Beyond Our Fears
1 John 4:18 -19 ~ 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. We love each other because he loved us first. What are you fearful of? What’s holding you […]