And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.Matthew 22:37-39 ESV In this time of crazy unrest, mayContinue reading “A daily verse ~ neighbours”
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A daily verse ~ love
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.John 13:34 ESV ♡
A daily verse ~ what cost?
But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.Isaiah 53:5 ESV What cost? How often do you stop to think about what we cost? Our transgressions, our inequities, our peace, our healing? Pierced, crushed, chastised,Continue reading “A daily verse ~ what cost?”
A daily verse ~ living water
Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’”John 7:38 ESV Do we claim to believe in Christ? What proof of this is there in our lives? While we do not want to become works focused in lieu of grace, we are warned many timesContinue reading “A daily verse ~ living water”
A daily verse ~ keeping on
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.2 Corinthians 4:16 ESV This verse was exactly what I needed to read this morning. I often get down by how my body seems to unexplainably be wasting away, leaving simple tasks as hugeContinue reading “A daily verse ~ keeping on”
A daily verse ~ life
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.John 3:36 ESV It our culture of division, the inclusiveness of Christianity stands out like a bright light or refreshing breeze. And while the church may not currently fulfill thisContinue reading “A daily verse ~ life”
A daily verse ~ safety
The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.Proverbs 18:10 ESV The Lord is our place of safety. The only place where neither heaven nor earth nor things under the earth can harm us. Yes, God may allow trials and tribulations to come our way, inContinue reading “A daily verse ~ safety”
A daily thought ~ obeying
Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.John 14:21 ESV Do we love Him? I find this can be a challenging question, do I truely love Him? It’s notContinue reading “A daily thought ~ obeying”
A daily thought ~ who do we serve?
“You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.“Exodus 20:3-4 ESV Do we have any other gods before Him? The automaticContinue reading “A daily thought ~ who do we serve?”
A daily verse ~ wonder
The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.Psalm 19:1-2 ESV How often do we look around with wonder? It is all too easy in our instant consumer culture to not take the time to really see orContinue reading “A daily verse ~ wonder”
