We love him, because he first loved us. — 1 John 4:19
Everything is simple as pie. God cherishes us. He is the source, the architect, and the creator of love. Because he first loved me, I …
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. — Matthew 22:37
Some things are simply easy to understand. I should love God with everything I am and have, and I should love other people and treat …
In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. — 1 John 4:9
Love means taking action. This is repeated throughout the Bible. Love must be expressed both verbally and physically. The source of love is God. He …
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. — 2 Timothy 1:7
Power! We like the underlying concept. When it comes to divine power, “might makes right” because divine power is accompanied by self-control and love. These …
Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. — Psalm 73:25
What can truly keep us going and make us happy? Perhaps asking another question will help answer that one more effectively: When our bodies are …
But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. — Job 23:10
Oh, how we wish this were the case. Although we aren’t yet gold, we aspire to be. Although we’re making progress, we’re not quite following …
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. — Isaiah 55:8
No matter how hard we try, we will never be able to comprehend how great God is because we are not God and he is. …
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. — Joshua 1:9
Never be abandoned! Never be alone. What a promise. Through all of life’s ups and downs, temptations and victories, and even through death, God will …
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. — James 1:5
Wisdom is that hard-to-get quality that we admire in other people but find hard to develop in ourselves. But God says that those who really …
Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. — Galatians 6:1
In a time when getting involved in someone’s life is no longer politically and socially acceptable, these verses stand out like a gunshot on a …