Beloved, let us love one another,  for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God, and knows God.  Anyone who does not love  does not know God, because God is Love.   Can I just be honest here?  This verse is kinda scary! If we don’t love others we don’t know God.  We won’t know who he is because he is love and we don’t love others.  I don’t know about  you, but I want to know God. I choose to love others. Love is a choice and an action.  God is our source of our love.  the Holy Spirit gives us as the power to love.  He…

but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.  Romans 5:8 Jesus died for you and for me! He died for us when we were sinners!  He died for his enemies.  Yet, he loved you and me, his enemies.  He was willing to die for us, now that is love.  Do you grasp this?  Jesus died so we can know the triune God.  Now that is a lot of love. Friends usually are willing to make a sacrifice for each other, however, we are not willing to do the same for our enemies, even frenemies (you know the ones that friends…

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.  For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn  the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.  John 3:16-17 God’s love is so deep for you! Yes – you!! This is the heart and purpose of God.  His plan of salvation for you!  God’s love runs deep and wide for everyone.  God had his son Jesus die, be the sacrifice, to pay for our sins.  He gave his son out of love for us.  This is a complete…

Today take your journal and pen(s) out and let’s take time to dwell more on what God would like to speak to us about courage.   Pray and be still and listen to God voice.  Write down everything you hear him speaking to you.  Have courage in the quiet and be patient. He will meet you.  Be honest about what you think and feel.  He is there listening to you. Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for this day you have made.  It is a glorious day indeed.  Help us today to quiet our hearts, our thoughts, our voice.  Help us to be still and listen for you to speak to…

Today we our going to take time and be still before God.  Listen to worship music, journal about what the Holy Spirit is teaching you, or convicting you.  Dig deep into yourself and be molded, be changed.  Don’t be afraid, but have courage to face what you need to face today. Be refreshed. Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for a day to reflect.  Search my heart and show to me what needs to be revealed. Give me strength and courage to face what you what me to face. In Jesus Name, Amen

  And Moses said to the people, Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will work for you today.  For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again.  The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.  Exodus 14:13-14 Have you ever been in despair to where you can’t see anything good around you? This is how the people were when escaping Pharaoh.  Moses encourage the to watch the wonderful way God would rescue them.  Moses had a wonderful attitude.  When it looked like they were trapped,  Moses prayed for God to intervene. I might not be…

This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it.  For then you will make your way prosperous and then you will have good success.  Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous.  Do not be frightened, and not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”  Joshua 1:8-11 What does it mean to be prosperous and successful? In the world’s view it is possessions, money, and status (title or rank in society).  In God’s view it is…

No one will be able to  stand up against you all the days of your life.  As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.  Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people  to inherit the land I swore to their fore fathers to give them.  Be strong and very courageous.  Be right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go.  Joshua 1:5-7 How comforting that God will be with you!   God won’t leave you or forsake you.  This is  a promise to all of his followers.  He was there for Moses and…

  Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.  Not as the world gives do I give to you.  Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be  afraid.  John 14:27 We don’t have to be afraid.  We have the Holy Spirit with us forever.  He lives with us and in us.  The Holy Spirit gives us  peace. When we have the peace of the Holy Spirit we can have courage to face what is making us feel anxious, scared, and have no peace. We need to remember that God can help us be courageous  when we have to face this world we live in.  The…

But the Lord stood by my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion’s mouth.  2 Timothy 4:17-18 Paul was in prison.  The church is in turmoil.  Timothy probably didn’t have the courage to deal with the church.  Paul is encouraging Timothy to speak to the church as God has called him to do. God always gives us strength to do what he has asked us to do. When we step out in faith and are obedient that is when the evidence of God’s strength will be revealed.  Therefore,…