“And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.” Ephesians 5:2 I heard someone say this once: “To walk in love is not to love by feelings, but to walk by the Spirit. It is not to…
“But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.” Mark 11:26 Imagine not being able to access God because you hold on to the hurt someone caused you, refusing to let it go. Imagine missing out on God’s mercy because you feel it’s foolish to forgive someone who…
“The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17 We have probably heard the phrase “God is love” a thousand times, but I wonder if we will ever…
“If you love Me, keep My commandments.” John 14:15 I have an encompassing emotional tug in my heart towards God, and I have come to realise that God is my everything, and I even feel like there is nothing I can do without Him. But is this how God defines love? The emotion that…
“There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.” 1 John 4:18 Many of us are cowardly Christians. We say we love others, yet we are not brave to do the right things. The…
“And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.” 1Corinthians 13:3 I experienced a shiver when I read the above text because I wondered what exactly would motivate a man to give all he has…
“As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.” Prov.27.17 One of the ways to know you’re blessed is through the quality of the people around you. The people God has blessed you with whom you can walk in strategic partnership and fellowship. In a few minutes, thank God for the…
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16 This is a very familiar verse. Almost too familiar because we’ve gotten so used to it that we neglect to ponder the vastness of God’s love for us….
“Here is a simple rule of thumb for behavior: Ask yourself what you want people to do for you; then grab the initiative and do it for them!” Luke 6:31 I was walking down the road one day, muttering how much I wished somebody would do a particular thing for me. While I imagined…