Whoever does not know love does not know God, because God is love. These words from 1 John 4:8 remind us that love, real love, comes from God and that love is the greatest force in the universe. Love is a force so powerful that it can wipe away the stains of sin and is…

We learn in James 1:20 that human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires, but rather leads to filth and evil. When we pride and selfishness control our emotions, anger can quickly escalate into words and actions we will live to regret. On the other hand, when we set pride aside live the words…

When we forgive, we are actually displaying obedience to our Lord and we are acknowledging that He knows better than we do!  When we withhold forgiveness, waiting for some deserving person to come along who deserves it, we are robbing ourselves of a greater level of peace and joy.  Forgiveness, freely given, sets us free…

Words alone will never adequately show the people we are closest to the unconditional, sacrificial love should we have for them. It’s only through using the best words and combining those words with sacrificial actions that we show others the depth and breadth of our love. Even God Himself used words and actions when in…

By loving others with patient kindness, we show love and worship to our Lord above. When in humility, we always consider others more important than we are, and we put their needs above our own, we show obedience to our Lord’s commands.  And, when we extend sacrificial love unconditionally, we are behaving like Christ and…

Google says there are over 1 billion “hits” when you search for songs, books, and advice on love!  Well, you can trash them all and get just one good book, 40 inspired writers, and one perfect advice giver! God Himself and His inspired Word tell us that Love is the ultimate pursuit and should be…

Love is the key to everything, especially relationships.  In 1 Corinthians 13:13, Paul writes that faith, hope, and love will last forever and the greatest of these is love. If we love like God loves, we love unconditionally and we love despite the personal sacrifice it sometimes takes to do so. We love with the…

Passion, is a word often used but not well understood. According to several definitions, passion is a strong and barely controllable emotion, and in the Godly sense it means the sufferings of Christ between the last supper and His death. God wants us to be like Christ in commitment and in passion.  Passion in the…

If you could buy any treasure that your heart desired, what would it be?  Would you give up your life to save it?  Would you become foolish by worldly standards to gain Godly wisdom?  The greatest treasure is the one where thieves cannot break in and where moths and rust cannot destroy!  The greatest treasure…

How long would you wait to receive the greatest gift man has ever known?  What would you endure to receive a gift that gave you the promise of eternal life? And what if that gift meant a dramatic change in your life accompanied by a new set of values, beliefs, and perhaps a loss of…