Posts Tagged ‘ Servant ’

VerseD: 2 Timothy 4:7

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

2 Timothy 4:7, HCSB

God took on the war for our souls, fighting through the cross. He now empowers us by the Holy Spirit as we walk in faith to overcome evil and draw others to Christ in this spiritual war.

VerseD: Habakkuk 2:14

For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord’s glory, as the waters cover the sea.

Habakkuk 2:14, HCSB

The Glorious One masked His glory to come to us, die for us, and share His glory with those who believe, and in this way His glory begins to fill the earth. May we share the glory of God through the Gospel and bring His glory to earth.

VerseD: 2 John 1:61

And this is love: that we walk according to His commands. This is the command as you have heard it from the beginning: you must walk in love.

2 John 1:6, HCSB

God is love and has called us to love Him, others, and His Church, and He demonstrated it through the cross. Let us love others sacrificially and in truth as Christ has done and continues to.

VerseD: Proverbs 23:24

The father of a righteous son will rejoice greatly, and one who fathers a wise son will delight in him.

Proverbs 23:24, HCSB

The Father sent His Wise Son to live and die for us, and now we can live for His delight in Christ. We can also help each other to live in the wisdom of God, raising our families and training all in righteousness.

VerseD: Romans 12:10

Show family affection to one another with brotherly love. Outdo one another in showing honor.

Romans 12:10, HCSB

Just as Christ showed God’s love by becoming one of us and dying for us, we should do everything we can to love each other, especially in God’s Church, and do what’s best to all people.

VerseD: Proverbs 11:25

A generous person will be enriched, and the one who gives a drink of water will receive water.

Proverbs 11:25, CSB

We find joy, strength, and confidence in giving sacrificially knowing that Christ first did this for us.

VerseD: 1 Corinthians 13:4

Love is patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, is not boastful, is not arrogant

1 Corinthians 13:4, CSB

Love should push us to humility, patience, and compassion, seeking the best for others just as Christ did for us.

VerseD: John 10:10

A thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance.

John 10:10, CSB

God wants to give us all good things according to His will, while those who oppose God restrict, mar, and damage what should be good. God offers life and the ability to truly desire what is truly good and to promote goodness.

VerseD: 1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 1:9, CSB

God wants to give us all good things according to His will, most of all the forgiveness, grace, and righteousness of Christ when we give Him our sins.

VerseD: John 15:12

“This is my command: Love one another as I have loved you.”

John 15:12, CSB

God wants to give us all good things according to His will, and His will is found in loving Him by loving others and especially loving the Church.