Tag: #jesuslovesme
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God’s Good and Perfect Gifts (6)

“When the Counselor comes, the one I will send to you from the Father —the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—he will testify about me.” John 15:26 CSB On Friday, I left us meditating on the gift of Holy Spirit. A gift made possible by the selfless love of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ who…
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God’s Good and Perfect Gifts (5)

Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Acts 2:38 CSB As we round out our first week exploring God’s good and perfect gifts, I want us to take some time to…
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God’s Good and Perfect Gifts (4)

Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him. Psalm 127:3 NLT Thanks for coming back, friend! I hope you are enjoying this month’s series on God’s good and perfect gifts. Since this series was inspired by my on-going, and so far unsuccessful, attempt to find good Christmas gifts for my…
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Thankful for Calvary

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree; so that, having died to sins, we might live for righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. 1 Peter 2:24 CSB Earlier this week, I had the blessing of hearing a song titled “Calvary’s Enough” by Brooke Ligertwood. If you haven’t heard it, I encourage you to check…
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Thankful for Patience

36 Then Gideon said to God, “If You will deliver Israel by my hand, as You said, 37 I will put a fleece of wool here on the threshing floor. If dew is only on the fleece, and all the ground is dry, I will know that You will deliver Israel by my strength, as…
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Thankful for Discernment

5 At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream at night. God said, “Ask. What should I give you?” 6 And Solomon replied, “You have shown great and faithful love to your servant, my father David, because he walked before you in faithfulness, righteousness, and integrity. You have continued this great and faithful…
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Thankful for Discipline

1 Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from inside the fish: 2 I called to the Lord in my distress, and He answered me. I cried out for help in the belly of Sheol; You heard my voice. 3 You threw me into the depths, into the heart of the seas, and the current…
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Thankful for Grace

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is perfected in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 CSB Later this week, I am headed to a statewide reading conference with the Walking in Truth devotional book and the two teacher discipleship resources, Teaching Practices that Testify (Peace, Hope), that God has…
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By grace, through faith…

Now faith is the reality of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen. Hebrews 11:1 CSB I long to see God. I mean, really SEE Him, walk with Him, hold His hand. I envy Adam and Eve and their evening walks in the garden with God. I wish for the Old…
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Adonai: Lord, Master

Sweet friends, this post is going to wrap up our series: Thankful for the Many Names of God! I hope this series has led you to a deeper understanding of Who God is and a greater reverence for His name. To close out, it seems most fitting to look at one final name: Adonai which…
