How Jesus Shows Himself To You

Jesus promises to show himself to those who obey him as an act of love: Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them …

Jesus Reveals Himself In Skill

Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them. John 14:21 “I will show myself to them.“ How does …

Discovering The Commandments of Jesus

He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will disclose Myself to him.” “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; …

Unwrapping The Gift of Loving God

I came to God dragging my heels because I feared becoming one of those religious folks who have lots of rules to follow and a life full of church activity and no fun. Shallow and selfish, I know, but that’s the truth of who I …

Loving God: You Need Help

When I first determined to live by the Greatest Commandment, to love God with all my might, I searched for how to do that. How do you go about loving God? Was it all about church attendance and tithing and prayer and study of God’s …

Loving God: The Surprise Gift

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. Matthew 22:37-38 I had been a Christian about three years when I became terribly convicted about one particular thing: …

Father Knows Best

Loving God with all your might happens best when you realize all your might isn’t nearly as mighty as His might is. …

Calling All Lovers

This Father wants a genuine love relationship with His redeemed children, not just to be the Lord of people who follow His rules. This Father is seeking true sons and daughters who adore him, admire him, need him, long to please him, and can’t bear …

Psalm 84:2 – Longing for God

Okay, on to Verse 2 of Psalm 84! My soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the Lord; My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God. Psalms 84:2 NASB At first glance a simple little verse, but ponder it …

Psalm 84: God’s Dwelling Place

Psalm 84 is chock-full of Hebrew “word pictures,” which invite the student to ponder for a while, then be amazed at the goodness of God and a life shared with him. (I began writing this post with the idea of covering briefly ALL the beautiful …

Do You Live By Faith?

Based on what we see and hear at our counseling table, it seems that many Bible-reading, church-going people do not really live by faith. Yes, they clearly believe IN Christ; but their habitual behavior reveals that they do not live by faith in Emmanuel, the …

Olympic Effort

The London 2012 Olympics are in full swing, and in our evenings hubby and I often watch some of the athletes compete for their gold, silver and bronze medals. Along the way we learn of what it has taken for them to even come to …