God’s Hope for Your Heart from Ephesians 3 THE LOVE OF CHRIST WILL FILL YOU UP [I pray that you may] know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. (Ephesians 3:19) It’s one thing to have knowledge about someone. …
TOPICS: Ephesians 3, experience, fullness, knowledge, love
Scripture Notes on Psalm 86 Gladden the soul of your servant, for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you. (Psalm 86:4-5) Some people see God as a task master, …
TOPICS: faithfulness, forgiveness, hope, love, Psalm 86, steadfastness
Scripture Notes on Psalm 82 How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. (Psalm 82:2-3) All throughout Scripture, God has harsh words and strong judgments for those in authority …
TOPICS: assistance, charity, help, justice, kindness, love, mercy, needy, outreach, Psalm 82
Scripture Notes on Psalm 78 Their heart was not steadfast toward Him; they were not faithful to His covenant. Yet He, being compassionate, atoned for their iniquity and did not destroy them; He restrained His anger often and did not stir up all His wrath. He remembered that they were …
TOPICS: grace, home, love, mercy, prodigal, Psalm 78, redemption, wandering
Scripture Notes on Psalm 89 If his children forsake my law and do not walk according to my rules, if they violate my statutes and do not keep my commandments, then I will punish their transgression with the rod and their iniquity with stripes, but I will not remove from …
TOPICS: acceptance, failure, grace, love, mercy, Psalm 89, success
Scripture Notes on John 5 “If I testify about Myself, My testimony is not valid… But I have a greater testimony than John’s because of the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish. These very works I am doing testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.” …
TOPICS: actions, behavior, belief, deeds, faith, identity, John 5, love, salvation, works
“Why won’t this stupid thing work???” I had been so blessed when my friends gave me their old Playstation 3 video game console, even though the disc drive didn’t work. I’d heard that replacement parts were available online for cheap, and I’ve been known to do a bit of fix-up …
TOPICS: breaking, love, perspective, sanctification, struggle, trials, victory
Do you ever fear God might abandon you? “I will keep Your statutes; do not utterly forsake me!” -Psalm 119:8 I used to worry that God might leave me if I didn’t do what I was supposed to, but today there’s not a place in my heart that is afraid …
TOPICS: 1 John 2, abandonment, cross, duty, favor, forsaken, grace, Jesus, love, Matthew 27, Psalm 119
Do you ever wish you had more confidence to do what God’s called you to do? “For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for God gave us a spirit not of fear …
TOPICS: 2 Timothy 1, calling, confidence, discipline, love, power
Do you ever find it hard to just “hang in there?” We heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven.” -Colossians 1:4-5 Sometimes it’s hard to have faith when the …
TOPICS: An Encouraging Word, Colossians 1, faith, hope, love
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