Thank you, Father, for placing me in a God-fearing family, and for our kind master who kept us together—my grandmother, parents, and me. Thank you for their faithfulness to raise me up knowing you. Lott rested his elbows on the desk and covered his eyes at the next memory, when his...
But Yeshua, in His humanity, set the standard for us on how to be friends on a much deeper level, instructing us to“love one another as I have loved you.”(John 15:12) We can better understand Yeshua’s instruction by looking at the other Hebrew word for friend, which comes from t...
Peace comes from following God and doing what He has called us to. Loving others is the calling He has placed on all of us, sharing His peace and love to all people. Peace comes from following God and doing what He has called us to. We can bring peace to others by doing the good ...
The Bible assures believers that God is always ready to extend His mercy to those who earnestly seek Him with a contrite heart. As the writer of Hebrews encourages, "Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our...
The Secret Keeper Girl Bible Study is the most fun a girl will ever have digging into God's word. In "My Best Friend," Jesus, Dannah Gresh teaches young girls how to meditate on God's Word. "Meditating is what happens when studying the Bible and praying collide." This life-long ...
wants to have a relationship with us. He wants us to be close to Him and know Him. He wants to be an intimate friend of yours and mine. God is coming to your door right now, knocking. He wants you to open up and allow yourself to get to know Him better. Let Him come in, ...
Betrayal of a Friend and Trust in God - For the music director, with stringed instruments. A maskil of David. Give ear, O God, to my prayer, and do
In the Bible, God describes himself in personal terms, like a father or mother to us, or like a good friend. Imagine a God you could talk to, share your problems with, receive guidance from, experience life with. Despite his grandeur and "otherness," the God of the Bible is knowable...
1.Admire and adore the condescending God who thus speaks of a man like ourselves, and calls him His friend. The heavens are not pure in His sight, and He charged His angels with folly, and yet He takes a man and sets him apart to be His friend. In this case the august Friend disp...
"Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins" (1 John 4:10). DO YOU BELIEVE THAT JESUS LOVES YOU? . ...AND LET US KNOW THAT ALL BELIEVERS HAVE BEEN GIVEN A SPECIAL PART IN THE TELLING