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We love because he first loved us.
1 John 4:19, ESV
We are able to love because the source of love loves us, and we should share His love with the world.
And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ
Philippians 1:9-10, ESV
It is the love and grace of God that helps us see the world’s schemes as well as beauty, helping us want to choose His good and perfect way.
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Joshua 1:9, ESV
We know we have the strength and peace to face this world, because our sovereign and all-powerful God is with those of us who believe.
And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
Matthew 22:37-39, ESV
More than a feeling, more than logical assent, loving God means obeying all He has commanded, including loving our fellow image-bearers and sinners.
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
Romans 15:13, ESV
We may struggle in this life – whether from our own sin and mistakes or the way this world works – but in Christ the Father has given us His hope and peace through the Holy Spirit.
The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life.
Proverbs 22:4, ESV
We think too highly of ourselves far too often, but if we truly “look inside our hearts,” we would see our need for God. Seek Him today and find eternal life.
His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence
2 Peter 1:3, ESV
We like to think we understand life and our world, but it is only in Christ that we find true knowledge and love truly good lives.
Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation. Selah
Psalm 68:19, ESV
We fail. Often.
But when we get over ourselves and trust in and praise our God, He gives us rest and helps us to be faithful.
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
1 John 1:7, ESV
While we often fall short, as we follow the light of Christ we will sin less and less. We already are redeemed of all sin, so let us thank our Lord and God.
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.
Proverbs 23:24, ESV
We all make mistakes, but wisdom is learning from mistakes: our own and those of others. It is also learning from our Heavenly Father, bringing joy to our earthly family.
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