The Return
Many of us have investments- stocks, bonds, precious metals. And when the market is roaring, we are pleased about it. We are receiving dividends, and checks in the mail from interest and royalties. But when the market is in a lull, perhaps tanks, our enthusiasm wanes quickly. We like this...
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And Above All Things
The command to love the brethren is so important, that the Apostle Peter exhorted the church – ‘above all things’ or above everything else, to do this. He mentions it twice in the same letter. “Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere...
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Sealed With Love
What a beautiful model of love that is set before us. How perfect the Spirit of love is for us to exemplify in our everyday lives. Even as Christ forgave us we are commissioned to forgive others. What more noble pattern could be chosen other than to love and forgive...
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Don’t Keep Records
Don't keep a record in your head of how many times you have been hurt or remind your spouse, loved one, or friend of what they did wrong. That is not showing true love, especially if the other person has already apologized. Jesus told us to forgive people 490 times,...
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JOY: Jesus, The Others, Then You
Today’s verse suggests that, when we are doing something for someone, we should do it wholeheartedly as if benefiting our personal affairs. Our God who is in heaven has compassion for us, and he is not a selfish God. Why then are we as humans so consumed with our interests?...
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