Put on Love

14 Above all, put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity. (Colossians 3:14 CSB) When you are getting dressed in the morning do you think you need to also “put on love”? Looking at love almost like a garment we would put on for the day provides us a different take on what we … Read more

Consider One Another

23 Let us hold on to the confession of our hope without wavering, since he who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider one another in order to provoke love and good works, 25 not neglecting to gather together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, and all the more as you see the day … Read more

Heavy to Bear

3 There is no soundness in my bodybecause of your indignation;there is no health[a] in my bonesbecause of my sin.4 For my iniquities have flooded over my head;they are a burden too heavy for me to bear. (Psalm 38:3-4 CSB) Do you feel the weight and burden of your sin? If not, why not? Maybe you should … Read more

An Attentive Prayer

11 Please, Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant and to that of your servants who delight to revere your name. Give your servant success today, and grant him compassion in the presence of this man.[a] (Nehemiah 1:11 CSB) Nehemiah was the king’s cupbearer. Meaning he was the person appointed to test any … Read more

Slow, but not

8 Dear friends, don’t overlook this one fact: With the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.9 The Lord does not delay his promise, as some understand delay, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish but all to come to repentance. (1 Peter 3:8-9 CSB) Luckily, God does not … Read more