Posts Tagged ‘ Love ’
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
James 1:17, ESV
Good wants us to bring heaven to earth, and He gives us blessings and gifts to accomplish this mission (not for ourselves).
And He doesn’t change.
bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.
Luke 6:28, ESV
We bring heaven to earth when we show the same compassion and forgiveness Christ showed us to those who hate, mock, curse, and abuse us.
“Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.”
John 14:21, ESV
Heaven is brought to earth as we love and obey God.
Want to spread Jesus’ gospel? Love God and obey His commands.
And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.
Isaiah 60:3, ESV
The world rebels against God, but He has tasked us with bringing heaven to earth. When people see the love we have for each other and the joy given through our salvation, many will want to know what we have.
Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
Hebrews 13:16, ESV
This world is full of selfishness and need.
Let us share the love of God with others, ushering heaven onto earth as we sacrifice of ourselves to help others in Jesus’ name.
Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.
1 Peter 4:8, ESV
Let us remember to thank God for His love, to ask Him to help us love more, and to share that love first with our brothers and sisters in Christ and with the lost.
And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
Galatians 6:9, ESV
Let us remember to ask God for opportunities to do good things, and for the strength and willingness to continue.
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil.
Ecclesiastes 4:9, ESV
We need each other, and more importantly we need God. The community we have in faith in God unites us and gives us strength and hope.
“For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you.
Isaiah 54:10, ESV
Even knowing nothing in this world is eternal, we still live like certain things will always be. Even when the world crashes down around us, we can know God is eternal and His love, peace, and compassion will always be with us, those who call on Him.
On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’”
John 7:37-38, ESV
We long for peace and fellowship, and when we believe in Christ, His Holy Spirit flows through us, giving us inner peace and peace with God and others.
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