Jesus was compassionate – but He was not passive, enabling, or self- abandoning. He was focused and dedicated to His purposes. Boundaries are biblical. Distance can be holy. Walking away from harm is wisdom that protects our hearts from being…
𝐉𝐄𝐒𝐔𝐒 𝐈𝐒 𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐘 𝐉𝐔𝐃𝐀𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃@highlight 𝐌𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 It is a vulnerable moment just after the Last Supper when Jesus has told His closest friends on earth (His disciples)what would soon happen to Him — the painful betrayal He…
JESUS’ LOVE FOR US IS UNTAINTED His love for us is pure and untainted. Song of Solomon 1:2 AMP ”May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!” [Solomon arrives, she turns to him, saying,] “For your love is…
Beloved, the clause “the Lord is my shepherd” comes from one of the most beloved of all passages of Scripture, the 23rd Psalm. In this passage and throughout the New Testament we learn that the Lord is our Shepherd in…
God in His loving presence has given us the promised HOPE in His Word. Beloved, I would like to encourage each one of us to identify God’s promises in the Bible and meditate on them. They are the expression on…
Beloved, scripture teaches that God actively pursues humanity with steadfast love. The Bible says God actively pursues people out of His love, as seen in the parable of the lost sheep and the prodigal son (Luke 15: 20). God pursues…
Beloved, I want to encourage each one of us to find time to meditate on the intensity of God’s love for us. Read the associated scriptures to each statement. You will be blessed! 1 John 4:9-10 AMP tells us about…
~ 𝐆𝐎𝐃 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐔𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐄 𝐏𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐘 God in His love for us wants us to be holy as He is holy. He made all things needed to purify us. 1 Peter 1:15-16 AMP tells us… ”But like…
~ 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐇𝐈𝐌 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐒 We read an account in the Bible where Jesus calmed a literal storm on the Sea of Galilee. This account is an event recorded in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke,…
~ 𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐎 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐒 The Bible tells us Jesus profoundly understands his followers, particularly our weaknesses and struggles, because he experienced human life and temptation himself without sin. This understanding is emphasized in the scriptures we would…