This is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best. . . .Philippians 1:9-10Paul wanted the church to know the...  Read More

What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?Romans 8:31What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?”...  Read More

Nothing will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.Romans 8:39 Paul was naming some of his own hardships and then confirming to his own soul, and to ours, “No, n...  Read More

Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you.Psalm 143:8Sleep can bring welcome relief from the worries of the day, especially when we leave our problems at the...  Read More

“If you love me, keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you. . . “John 14:15-16Keeping Jesus’ commands means obeying what Jesus tells us to do. That...  Read More

And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. Colossians 3:14All of us have times in our lives when we need extra measures of support and love. When things ar...  Read More

“Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven.”Matthew 5:44-45Have you struggled with Jesus’ command to love your enemies? Have you noticed...  Read More

Now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.1 Corinthians 13:12The word for “love” in this chap­t...  Read More

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.”John 13:34In this passage, Jesus tells his disciples to love one another because by doing so people will...  Read More

“Yet, I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.”Revelations 2:4Jesus knows each church community and each person in it. He knows our strengths. He knows our weaknesses. The...  Read More

“When Jesus came to Simon Peter, Peter said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?” Jesus replied, “You don’t understand now what I am doing, but someday you will.” “No,” Peter protested, “you ...  Read More

“Suddenly, Jesus’ words flashed through Peter’s mind: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny three times that you even know me.” And he went away, weeping bitterly.”‭‭Matthew‬ ‭26:75‬ ‭NLT‬‬When we ...  Read More