Tag: Love
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The marks of a Christian
Proverbs 3:3 “Let not mercy and truth forsake you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart.” The marks of a Christian can be summed up in two words: mercy and truth. Mercy, whose Hebrew equivalent is also translated as “kindness” and “loving-kindness” elsewhere in the Bible, is what results…
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(Re)actions that speak louder than words
Psalm 145:8-9 “The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. The Lord is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made.” Aren’t you glad that the true God is the God of the Bible? When we think of His great power, aren’t you glad that the things that are said…
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A lavished love
Psalm 127:3 “Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.” Sometimes things are so much more incredible than we realize at first glance. My youngest son’s name is Adam. Adam has Down syndrome. Anyone that knows Adam knows that he is a walking, talking bundle of love and joy. Every…
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Sins of omission
Numbers 32:23 “But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the Lord, and be sure your sin will find you out.” Sometimes when we hear some portion of a verse from the Bible, we can miss its entire meaning. An example is given in the verse above. Over the years the…
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Motives
Psalm 119:167 “My soul keeps your testimonies; I love them exceedingly.” Motives mean everything to Christ regarding how we live our lives and how we practice our faith. I Corinthians 13 speaks of those who do what appear to be great things, things that any human being would likely view as awe-inspiring, but that are worthless…
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The source of great peace
Psalm 119:165 “Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble.” What’s better – anxiety, fear, depression, turmoil – or GREAT PEACE? What’s the key to the latter? It’s loving the law of God, i.e., the Word of God, the Bible. That’s what we’re told in the verse above. So, what…
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The cost of love
John 16:2 “They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God.” What was Jesus talking about here? Why would his disciples be so mistreated? It was because Jesus had commanded them to obey Him and His greatest commandment was…
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The things we love
Psalm 119:124 “Deal with your servant according to your steadfast love” What things do you most desire in life? What is it that you love? What things do you most like to do? Who do you most want to be with? What’s in your heart of hearts? What makes you tick? All these questions are…
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Do you love? What’s your definition?
John 15:19 “If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own.” How does the world, i.e., the world that is opposed to Christ and all He represents, love? We are told in the verse above that the world does show love, i.e., “brotherly love” or phileo, as rendered in the…
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The silent treatment
John 15:18 “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you.” According to the words of Jesus in the verse above, the world will likely hate us if we are one of His followers. By the “world” Jesus is referring to the ordered systems of this world, and…
To Encourage You 