The Bible in a Year “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you.” —Luke 6:27, NIV Some passages of Scripture comfort us immediately. Others make us pause because they ask something we would rather avoid. Luke 6:27 belongs to that second group. Loving an enemyContinue reading “When Love Has No Easy Reason”
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The Love We Could Never Manufacture
By His Word “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you.” — Luke 6:27 When we read Jesus’ words in Luke 6, we may feel inspired for a moment—and then troubled. Loving our family and friends is understandable. Loving a stranger may be difficult, butContinue reading “The Love We Could Never Manufacture”
We Become What We Behold
As the Day Begins “But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.” —2 Corinthians 3:18 Paul reminds us that spiritual formation is taking place whether we notice it orContinue reading “We Become What We Behold”
When Love Puts On Work Clothes
As the Day Ends “My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.” —1 John 3:18 As this day ends, John invites us to examine the distance between what we said and what we did. We may have spoken kindly about compassion, promised to pray, orContinue reading “When Love Puts On Work Clothes”
When Resentment Knocks, Let Grace Answer
As the Day Ends “Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.” — Colossians 3:13 Resentment rarely enters the heart noisily. It usually slips in through a remembered insult, an unacknowledged kindness, or an offense we keep replaying. We tellContinue reading “When Resentment Knocks, Let Grace Answer”
WHEN LOVE GETS UP AND WALKS
As the Day Begins “Let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.” — 1 John 3:18 There is a kind of love that lives comfortably in sentences. It says the right things, sings the right hymns, speaks warmly about God, and knows the vocabulary of faith. John, however,Continue reading “WHEN LOVE GETS UP AND WALKS”
LOVE THAT CHOOSES TO STAY
As the Day Ends “If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God.” John 7:17 Evening Meditation As this day closes, it is helpful to remember that biblical love is not sustained by emotion alone. Feelings can be warm in the morning and weary by evening.Continue reading “LOVE THAT CHOOSES TO STAY”
Love That Leaves Footprints
DID YOU KNOW Did You Know? Biblical love is measured more by sacrifice than by sentiment. When many people think about love, they think about feelings, attraction, or warm expressions. While those things have value, the Apostle John points us toward a deeper definition. In 1 John 3:16 he writes, “We have come to knowContinue reading “Love That Leaves Footprints”
Grace That Replaces Judgment
As the Day Ends As the day comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on the weight of Paul’s words in Romans 14:10–13: “For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ… So then each of us shall give account of himself to God.” There is a quiet humbling that settles inContinue reading “Grace That Replaces Judgment”
Grace That Replaces Judgment
As the Day Ends As the day comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on the weight of Paul’s words in Romans 14:10–13: “For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ… So then each of us shall give account of himself to God.” There is a quiet humbling that settles inContinue reading “Grace That Replaces Judgment”