Matthew 22:37 And He said to them, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” Jesus is telling us here that we are to love God completely with every part, every fiber of our being. If we love Him in that way, He will fill and color our thoughts, our desires, our appetites, affections and purposes. The way we think and know things will have Him at…
I John 3:14 We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death. One test to know that we are truly born again is how we love people. Not just the ones who are easy to love, but those who are difficult. If we are not truly born again we’re walking in darkness. That darkness will only be multiplied after our soul is separated from our…
Over a year and a half ago, Ardythe Kolb and I decided to write a 365 day devotional. We have been friends and sisters in Christ for over 40 years. We divided the project this way: I sent Ardythe the scripture and the ending prayer, then she wrote the devotional and sent it back to me. I formatted it and in November 2012 we published it. Near the end of the year I helped her write some of the devotionals….