“How much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” Luke 11: 9-10, 13 Are you a Christ-follower? A believer? A Christian? God has promised the gift of the baptism of the Holy Spirit to you. God wants you to receive His gift. You don’t have to, and it’s not forced upon you. It’s a gift you have to ask for. First of all, do you want the Holy Spirit? All you have to do is pray and ask for the gift. After you ask, keep praying until you receive it. Sometimes it will happen all at once, and sometimes you have to wait, and…
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The Apple of God’s Eye
Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings, Psalm 17:8 When I hear the phrase apple of your eye, it makes me think of someone special to a person. Well, according to this verse, we are! We are special; we are loved. We are cared for by God. The Psalmist is using word pictures to teach about God’s love and care for His faithful people. The apple of the eye is referring to the pupil of the eye. This is a metaphor for something that is cherished and valued. Doesn’t this make you excited that you…
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The Steadfast Love Of God
But it is because the Lord loves you and is keeping the oath that he swore to your fathers, that the Lord had brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keeps his commandments, to a thousand generations, Deuteronomy 7:8-9 As we know, the Israelites are God’s chosen people. He was motivated by love for them. God keeps his promises to those chosen people – from generation after generation.…
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Love Is. . . .
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful but rejoices with the truth. Love hears all things, endure all things. Love never ends. I Corinthians 13:4-7 These verses are about the action of love, a behavior. Most of all, it shows the character of who the Triune God is. We all have to grow in this area of love. In every situation we get into, we should use verses to guide how we are responding. We should respond in a patient, loving, kind way. One needs…
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Love Of Christ
Who shall separate us from the Love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution, or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: “For your sake, we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” As in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither, angels no demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:35-39…
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Love One Another
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 be honest here? This verse is somewhat 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 the source of our love. The Holy Spirit gives us the power to love. He…
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God’s Love For The World
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…
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I Will Never Leave You
No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, I will be with you; I will never leave you or forsake you. Be strong and courageous because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers 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 Joshua; He…
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Generously Through Jesus Christ
Whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. Titus 3:6-7 God loves ravishing. Let me show you. Let’s look at the word generously. Generously is also linked abundantly and richly. They are used in other translations. Abundantly is riches, wealth, one that is enriched. What did God pour out abundantly generously to us? He poured the Holy Spirit through Jesus Christ into us. When We choose to make God our Lord and Savior, he generously pours our the Holy Spirit. It is overwhelmingly that the more we…
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Living Water
But whoever drinks from the water that I will give will never get thirsty again – ever! In fact, the water I will give him will become a well of water springing up with him for eternal life. John 4:14 When one accepts Jesus as savior, we get to drink from him, and we are satisfied. This water is spiritual life. The word drink is in the imperative tense, a continual action. This is an ongoing lifestyle. This means when we ask Christ into our lives, we don’t go back to our past way of living. It means spending time with Him. It’s our…