... dish for her husband, a tired mother still awake feeding her baby. We find it easy to do things for those we love, deriving joy from hard tasks.
In striving to please God, therefore, we first have to ...
... him, because he first loved us" (I John 4:19). But the Bible also teaches the necessity of our obedience to God. Naturally the verses that stress man's obedience aren't nearly as popular as the Bible verses ...
... Sadly, He did not want to have anything to do with her after she was accused of theft, sacked from work and imprisoned. She had also been sentenced to death.
So many years after, the first son of this ...
... In time past, God punished man because the thought of man was continually evil.
Let us look at two accounts in the bible: The first account is the account of Israel. God chose Israel as his people and ...
... (NIV) Deuteronomy 10:12
Many of us remember how we felt and how we behaved when we first fell in love with someone of the opposite sex. For those married, it motivated us to marry our spouses and continue ...
... neglect or refusal can bring on the sanctity and sanity of the home He has blessed/joined. It also means we value the role He has delegated to us as parents or partners to first of all love and respect ...
... soul and with all your mind. This is the first and the greatest commandment..." Matt. 22:37 (NIV). The Lord Jesus loved his Father so much and pleased him so completely that God the Father said it publicly ...
"We love because he first loved us." (NIV) 1 John 4:19
Let’s begin by drawing up our to-do list for the day. I guess it’s a tall list of items that demand equal attention. Perhaps there is an additional ...
"We love because he first loved us." (NIV) 1 John 4:19
Let’s begin by drawing up our to-do list for the day. I guess it’s a tall list of items that demand equal attention. Perhaps there is an additional ...
... strike our hearts today.
Looking at the verses, we can see three things that are applicable to us today. First, we may use our gifts to serve others but if our motivation for using those gifts isn’t ...
