Tag: Love
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Why?
Hebrews 11:29 “By faith the people crossed the Red Sea as on dry land, but the Egyptians, when they attempted to do the same, were drowned.” Two people can do exactly the same thing but have completely different motivations for doing so. Thus, the Bible teaches us that it is the motives behind our actions, not…
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The Story of Christmas: It’s More than Meets the Eye
Revelation 12:1-4 “And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth. And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and…
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Glorious Gentleness
Hebrews 5:1-2 “For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness.” One of the most important attributes of the high priests that God had appointed to…
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Cherish
Ephesians 5:29-30 “He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, because we are members of His body.” Sometimes when I read the Scriptures, I get hit between the eyes. Actually, I probably should get hit like this every time I…
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Caring for the Body
1 Corinthians 12:21-27 “The eye cannot say to the hand, ‘I have no need of you,’ nor again the head to the feet, ‘I have no need of you.’ On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and on those parts of the body that we think less honorable we…
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Patience’s Source
1 Corinthians 13:1 “Love is patient” Are you a patient person? I can assure you that I’m not as patient as I’d like to be. Oh, I can sit in a deer blind from morning to night, day after day and patiently wait to see just one deer. I can fish all day, even when…
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Motives
Titus 3:8 “The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people.” In the verse above it is important to note that Paul uses the word “insist” to place…
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Love: Some of the “How Tos”
Titus 2:3-4 “Older women likewise are to . . . train the young women to love their husbands and children . . .” Ephesians 6:25 “Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.” One of the truths about what God has told us in His Word is that all…
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To Walk the Talk
2 Corinthians 6:3-4,6 “We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: . . .by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love; by truthful speech, and the power of God” You’ve heard the expression “He walks the talk.” It’s the very opposite of…
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Love’s Acts
1 John 3:16 “This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down His life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.” Sometimes the dictionary is not the best place to go for a definition. This morning I looked up the word “love.” This is how the dictionary…
To Encourage You 