How do we avoid fear and judgment when stepping into the unknown of eternity? Eternity is not something most of us are thinking about unless a loved one has died, is seriously ill, or we are struggling with a life-threatening situation. Faith and peace are the opposite of fear. John gives us the words of …
The Bible teaches us to abide in Jesus, which means to stay in a relationship with Him. Our connection to God is like a baby’s umbilical cord to the mother from which life and nutrients come. As the baby grows within the mother, it is a close relationship. The mother’s womb protects, and nurtures the …
God initiated love toward us is the story of our creator and us, His children. As the pages of the Bible unfolds, we find that our Lord is the God of love, creation, intervention, and hope. The Lord’s love for us is deeper than the oceans and higher than any mountain. For God to create …
John writes about knowing God’s love. 1 John 4: 7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love…13 By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has …
What is agape love? It is a type of love. While the English language only has the word love, the ancient Greeks had multiple words for different types of love. Here are some of the ways the Greek differentiated love: John Wrote of Agape Love In John 4:7-21, John used agape or a derivative of …
Who was John? Jesus called John, a son of Zebedee, to change his career from fishing to fishing for men (Luke 5:1-11). John immediately responded and began to follow Jesus as a disciple. He observed the miracles of Jesus and heard His teachings. John was one of the three disciples closest to Jesus. The other …
Our world is always changing, and it is of great comfort to every person with faith in Jesus that God doesn’t change. James 1:17 Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.[1] …
Serving in love will make a difference in your life and those around you. Those serving in love are beacons of God’s love as they go about their daily lives. Their actions are refreshing, like drinking cold water on a sweltering day. You might not think that serving is fashionable, but serving never goes out …
The greatest gift is love, Paul writes as he ends 1 Corinthians chapter 13. 13 Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.[1]Love is at the very heart of God and His interaction with humanity. John 3:16 For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only …
Paul tells us we will see perfectly in heaven in 1 Corinthians chapter thirteen, but that is not so on this earth. Paul is not talking about physical eyesight but how we understand spiritual things in this lifetime. In this lifetime, Paul tells us it is like looking through an imperfect mirror, especially in connection …