Posts Tagged ‘ Love ’
I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds.
Psalm 9:1, ESV
We thank God, our great King who has showered us with love, compassion, mercy, and grace. May we give Him all honor, especially in light of the cross.
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
Lamentations 3:22-23 ESV
This world is cynical, untrusting, and faithless, but our God gives us His Holy Spirit to show and to help us live out everlasting love, mercy, grace, and faithfulness.
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
In world focused on ignoring God and loving self, we gather together to encourage each other to love God and others sacrificially.
O Lord, what is man that you regard him, or the son of man that you think of him? Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.
Psalm 144:3-4, ESV
Looking at our world, it’s easy to see humans are relatively insignificant and horrible to each other. Therefore, we gather together in Christ to remind each other that the Creator loves us, saves us, and lifts us up by His Spirit.
Teach me to do your will, for you are my God! Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground!
Psalm 143:10, ESV
It is not natural for us to want to do God’s will, so we meet regularly with fellow believers – those empowered by Christ’s Holy Spirit – to encourage each other to lovingly obey Him.
Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in you I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.
Psalm 143:8, ESV
We need reminders of God’s love and faithfulness, and this is why we gather together as the Church, to lift each other up to our Savior.
We love because he first loved us.
1 John 4:19, ESV
Let us worship our God for loving us enough to come and die for us and by loving others with that same love.
For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Fear not, I am the one who helps you.”
Isaiah 41:13, ESV
Our Creator does not leave us on our own. Trust in Him, and give Him praise for His strength, love, and compassion. Circumstances will not overwhelm you, and fears will flee.
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