(Waxing a bit poetic this month… Think of the Psalms.) In the quiet of dawn, dew-kissed petals begin to stir under advancing sunlight as April enters silently. Weeping gentle silver tears, heaven entwines a veil of loving rain, a celestial embrace—God’s blessing descends enthusiastically to earth. Genesis 9:13 whispers to us: “I have set my rainbow in the […]
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Hearts, candy, and romance are on the minds of most as February 14th approaches. While Valentine’s Day emphasizes romantic love, the Bible invites us to celebrate a deeper, all-encompassing love: Agape. Based on the Greek word for “unconditional love,” Agape transcends emotion. It’s the love God embodies—a love that gave rise to creation, sent Jesus
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It seems appropriate since we are in the month of worldly love we turn attention to the perfect love of God. The Song of Solomon, that Song of Songs, depicts the relationship between a groom and his beloved bride, a shadow of the relationship Jesus has with His church and every individual within. While we
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We’re definitely not Jesus, with His power over the earth and elements, but we are indeed made in His image and wield His power and authority given to us. While the wind may not calm at our rebuke, demons and unclean spirits faint when we speak the authority of Christ within us. If we are
God richly blesses us in many ways: providence, giftings, anointings, healings, prosperity. But the reason for those blessings is not just for us personally. February is the month we celebrate love, and our Lord exemplifies love in a way far beyond anything we can completely reproduce. Yet we are made in His image, and we
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Scripture informs the observant that Jesus was certainly not born on Christmas Day, and there is no mention of Yuletide celebration, decorations, gift-giving, and twinkling lights. But, as Christians, it is so very appropriate we participate in these. It matters far less when Jesus was born and far more that he was born. Jesus descended
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Everything. God’s essence is love, and we are made in His image. (see 1Jo 4:8 and Gen 1:26-27). Therefore our redeemed nature God intends is that we love both Him and one another. He emphasizes this when Jesus instructs, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul
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Loving neither the world or the things of the world is not a suggestion or merely good advice. It is a command. But why? We read further, For all that is in the world – the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions – is not from the
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We Christians often talk about God’s unconditional love. However, using a word search tool in the ESV, KJV, NKJV, NASB, and NRSV translations reveals “unconditional” never appears once in scripture. “Love”, in contrast, appears 773 times in its various forms in the ESV. So does God love us unconditionally? Yes – and No. God absolutely
February turns the thoughts of many to Valentine’s Day, with See’s chocolates, Sweethearts candies, and Hallmark cards dripping with prose professing true and enduring love. But there is only One who truly loves us forever and will never leave nor forsake us. No one can love us like our heavenly Father. And we should love
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