The Ephesians 1 Prayer: Paul’s Prayer for Believers In many of his letters to the churches and church leaders, Apostle Paul offered crucial prayers that revealed his heart’s desire for all believers. Although he wrote a substantial portion of his letters from prison, his prayers focused not on material possessions or comfort, but on spiritual maturity,…
God’s Love Letter to You Have you ever noticed how much of our world revolves around love? Movies, music, books—so many stories are built on the desire to love and be loved. That’s because we are all born with an innate desire for love. God designed us that way. But if you’ve lived long enough,…
Love is Not a Push-Over: Why Biblical Love Is Not Passive After committing my life to Jesus, I adopted an overly passive view of love. I believed that walking in love meant the absence of disagreements and falling-outs. I thought that if love was prevailing, everyone must be holding hands and “singing Kumbaya.” As a…
God’s Love Gives Us a New Identity “For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—” Ephesians 1:4-5 NIV I am a dearly loved child of the…
“You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly… But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:6–8 NIV Knowing God’s Love Jesus loves me, this I know. His love for me is clear in…
Love is Not a Record Keeper “It (love) keeps no record of wrongs.” 1 Corinthians 13:5 NIV “Love …….. takes no account of the evil done to it [it pays no attention to a suffered wrong].” 1 Corinthians 13:5 AMPC Every single time I read 1 Corinthians 13, these words jump off the page right at me— “Love keeps…