And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment (Mark 12:29–30 Read More
Love for God
An to the Angel of the Church in Ephesus write
Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love (Revelation 2:4, KJV) The book of Revelation begins with a vision of Jesus giving specific messages to the 7 Churches in Asia, beginning with the Church in Ephesus. These Churches were literal local Churches in Asia. We are familiar with the Ephesians Read More
Your love for Jesus will cause you to give up this
And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold (Matthew 24:12, KJV) The Spirit of the Lord has poured out His love in our hearts to reciprocate in loving Him because He first loved us. As Christians, loving our Lord Jesus is embedded in our very nature. Jesus spoke the words of Read More
The Love Language of Jesus
If ye love me, keep my commandments (John 14:15, KJV) Dr. Gary Chapman’s book “The Five Love Languages” has been a tremendous blessing to many. The central theme that runs in the book is that each of us has a unique way we perceive that someone loves us. Well, Jesus tells us in very plain Read More
Oh How Love I Thy Law
O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day (Ps. 119:97 KJV) Psalms 119 is a beautiful piece of literature centered on prayers and reflections on the Word of God. It is an acrostic Psalm, meaning the entire chapter is divided into sections of eight verses which start with the same Read More
Do you love the Lord?
“So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?’” (Jn. 21:15 NKJ). Jesus asked the question above to Peter while they were having dinner after His resurrection. He asked Peter, “Do you love Me?” He did not ask if Peter was sure about His love Read More