Tag Archives: christianity

Matthew 5:14  You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Years ago a wonderful Christian friend of ours named Hal was hired to manage a type of music store by a major corporation.  … Continue reading →

1 Corinthians 8:3  But the man who loves God is known by God. When I read this verse I think of Moses and the burning bush.  The bush was on fire but it didn’t burn up.  It caught Moses’ attention … Continue reading →

1 Corinthians 8:3  But the man who loves God is known by God. In these past few days we’ve seen that we love God by obeying His commands.  If we want to love Him, He has given us a very … Continue reading →

1 John 5:3  This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, One evening I was really moved by Jesus’ question to Peter: “Do you love me?”  The more I thought about it, the … Continue reading →

John 14:15 “If you love Me, you will obey what I command.” In our culture we tend to have an allergic reaction to certain words – obey and command are two in particular that Christians tend to react to.  Typical … Continue reading →

John 13:35 “By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” In yesterday’s devotional we saw that in order to receive the promise of John 8:32, you had to be a disciple of … Continue reading →

John 8:31, 32  To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” The context in which … Continue reading →

Habakkuk 3:19  The Sovereign LORD is my strength; He makes my feet like the feet of a deer, He enables me to go on the heights. Have you ever watched videos of deer or mountain goats up in the mountains … Continue reading →

James 1:13 When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; In the Lord’s prayer there is the passage, “and lead us not into temptation”.  I heard … Continue reading →

John 16:33  I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer [take courage; be confident, … Continue reading →