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 and show myself to them.” John 14:21 What does that … Read more
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 Jesus show himself to the one who obeys him as … Read more
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; and My Father will love him, and We will come … Read more
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 was then. I wanted, as my mother used to put … Read more
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 Word? That is the easy assumption. That was definitely the … Read more
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: I did not love God. I was grateful to Him, … Read more
Loving God with all your might happens best when you realize all your might isn’t nearly as mighty as His might is.
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 to be apart from him.
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 a little, and it opens up a feast of truth … Read more
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 nuggets in Psalm 84 — but before I knew it, … Read more
