Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.  This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.  This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning…..

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Writing this book has completely changed my life. My desire is that others will read it and have a new experience with God and His love for them. Living in a new awareness of God’s love can transform a person’s life. Over the past year, I’ve had opportunity to see the benefit of this book for use in a Book Study setting, as well as for personal reading. A signed copy can be purchased from me directly. Where there is…..

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See, the Sovereign Lord comes with power, and he rules with a mighty arm. See, his reward is with him, and his recompense accompanies him. He tends his flock like a shepherd:  He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young. (Isaiah 40:10-11 NIV) How do you see God?  How do you believe He sees you? Almighty God is sovereign and He is all-powerful. Yet, He cares for us,…..

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The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. (Isaiah 46:11 NIV) Do you ever feel lonely? In Jewish tradition, a person’s name not only identifies them, but it also reveals something about their nature.  God has many names, one of which is Immanuel, which is revealed to us in Isaiah 7:14 and it means “God with us.” My life circumstances changed a lot about ten years ago, due to increased physical challenges.  But, that time…..

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He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your people within you. He grants peace to your borders and satisfies you with the finest of wheat. (Psalm 147:13-14 NIV) Do you trust God to protect you and care for you in times of trouble? Are you dwelling in the shelter of the Most High?  Are you resting in Him? As I read Psalm 147, I find myself feeling very thankful to God.  It inspires me to praise Him.  God…..

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Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” (Nehemiah 8:10 NIV) What does “the joy of the Lord” mean to you? Do you live in it – regardless of your surroundings? The Israelites were living in difficult circumstances, yet, Nehemiah acknowledged the holiness of the day in which they lived…..

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Now the Lord had said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for all those who wanted to kill you are dead.”  So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey and started back to Egypt. And he took the staff of God in his hand. (Exodus 4: 19-20 NIV) Have you ever debated with God over anything He has asked you to do?  Have your fears and sense of incapability ever paralyzed you when God…..

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 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.  I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.  I can do all this through him who gives me strength.)… Not that I desire your gifts;…..

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Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husband. Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, (Ephesians 5:24-25 ESV) As I prayed for God’s direction regarding the Scripture that He wanted me to write about this week, I felt that He was leading me to this passage from Ephesians.   I hesitated, because I know that people live in any number of different circumstances.  While…..

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I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. (Ephesians 3: 18-19 NRSV) Are you living in the fullness of God?  I would have to say that I am not, but I am on my way toward it.  For many years, I could…..

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