Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

— 1 John 4:11 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse…
We are loved by the Creator of the Universe. He knows us personally. Our Heavenly Father cares about us tremendously. Although God knew about our weaknesses and sinfulness, he was willing to pay a terrible price to redeem us. Even though we are sometimes weak or rebellious, he loves us, forgives us, and welcomes us back when we are willing to confess our sins and come ho..

I, John, saw the holy city, . . . coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Revelation 21:2, NKJVRegardless of your present

circumstances or crisis,

pressures or pain,

suffering or sorrow,

failures or frustrations,

danger or disease,

memories or misery,

temptations or trials,

problems or persecutions,

burdens or brokenness,

your situation is temporary compared to eternity. And eternity is going to be spent with Jesus in His Father’s house that has..

“For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.”

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away.
Revelation 21:1, NIVPlanet earth is, at the very least, thousands of years old. Some think it may be millions or billions of years old. And it is showing signs of age. It is getting frayed and worn out. It is being polluted, gouged, stripped, burned, and poisoned, and much of the damage has been willfully and selfishly inflicted by man. But some of the scars are simply due to the wear and tear of a..

“[Psalm 18] For the director of music. Of David the servant of the LORD. He sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love you, LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.”

In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.— 1 John 4:9 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse…
Showing love is about sharing life with someone else. No one quite epitomizes this principle like Jesus! His sacrifice, however, is what saved us and brought us to our new life in Christ. Now God wants us to show his love to others by sharing it in ways that they can understand and appreciate.

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Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
1 John 4:15, NKJVGod loves each and every person who has ever been born into the human race! God loves:

the Eskimo living in an ice hut,

the Chinese living in a bamboo lodge,

the African living in a mud hut,

the homeless living in a cardboard box,

the Bedouin living in a tent,

the Indian living in a teepee,

the royals living in a palace,

the poor living in public housing,

God loves the whole world! God lov..

“But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.”

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

— 1 John 4:8 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse…
An unloving person doesn't know God. It's that simple. Enough said.

My Prayer…
Father, please bless me with a loving heart and a lifestyle that generously shares your love with others. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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