Love Each Other

"He left us His Word...."

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity (love), I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity (love), I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity (love), it profiteth me nothing. And now abideth faith, hope, charity (love), these three; but the greatest of these is charity (love). 1 Corinthians 13: 1,2,3,13


Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. Romans 13: 8-10


As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. These things I command you, that ye love one another. John 15:9-14,17

What is beyond love...?
The answer is NOTHING

Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things, Love never ends, LOVE never fails!

God is LOVE!
God never FAILS!
Let us abide in Him!
Let us LOVE one another!

Have a great day in the LORD!

Give Thanks With A Grateful Heart!

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be THANKFUL unto him, and bless his name.
Psalms 100:4

I have had the thought of "Thankfulness" on my heart for a while. I believe God LOVES to hear praises of a thankful heart! I know that as a mother when I do things for my children I like to hear them be thankful. I like to know that they appreciate what I have worked hard to give them or teach them. It makes me feel good inside when I see them being "thankful" for what I have sacrificed my time, effort, and desires to make sure they are growing up healthy and happy. On the other hand, if they act spoiled, ungrateful, or just "take for granted" the things I have strived so hard to do for them, that makes me frustrated, disappointed and sometimes even a little angry.

I believe that God is no different. God is our Spiritual parent. He is our creator. He is our Father. He sacrificed His most precious possession, His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, so that we (the world) might be able to make heaven our home. He gave us the gift of salvation. He gave us hope. He gave us His love. He provides our every need, both physically and spiritually. God gives us everything we need and He LOVES to hear us be THANKFUL for what He has given! Let us enter into His gates with "Thanksgiving"!

Give thanks with a grateful heart
Give thanks to the Holy one
Give thanks because He's given Jesus Christ His Son!

And now let the weak say I am strong
Let the poor say I am rich
Because of what the Lord has done for us!

Give thanks, He forgave my SIN!
Give thanks, I have peace within
Give thanks, because I have blest Liberty
I'm FREE!

GIVE THANKS!
We give thanks to you Lord!
We give THANKS!!!

With GOD all things are possible!

Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, ALL things are POSSIBLE to him that believeth.
Mark 9:23

So how is your belief? Do you have something in your life that you need GOD to help you with? Do you have a need in your life that you know would take a MIRACLE from God for it to work out right? Do you have a health condition that you need God to HEAL you of? An affliction on your body? What is it? God's word tells us that if we believe then it IS possible. But first we have to believe God. Do you believe that God created you? Do you believe that God sent His only son to die for you? Do you believe that God loves you? Do you believe God?

And he DID NOT many mighty works there because of their UNBELIEF.
Matthew 13:58

One of the reason's that we don't see God work the miracles that we hear about in the bible is simply because we have unbelief working in our life's. One of the conditions for God to work in our life's is that we have to first BELIEVE. We cannot even get saved if we don't first believe. We have to believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God, that he came and lived and died and rose again so that we could be saved. We could also call this FAITH. Belief in God is also FAITH in God.

One way to begin to build our FAITH is by praying to God. In Mark the 9th chapter we see a father who comes to Jesus and asks Jesus to heal his son. Jesus asks Him can you believe. This is His response or prayer to Jesus.

Mark 9:24
And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.

If we are honest with God and ask Him to help us wear we are weak in faith God is always faithful to help. This man was honest and simple acknowledge that he had some unbelief trying to work on Him and He cried out to Jesus. HELP MY UNBELIEF!

So it is with us. If we can simply be honest with God and cry out to Him, he will be right there to "help us believe".

Luke 18:27
And he said, The things which are IMPOSSIBLE with men are POSSIBLE with God.


SIMPLY BELIEVE!

In His Name

"Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full" (John 16:24).

During the Civil War, a man had an only son who enlisted in the armies of the Union. The father was a banker and, although he consented to his son's going, it seemed as if it would break his heart to let him go. He became deeply interested in the soldier boys, and whenever he saw a uniform, his heart went out as he thought of his own dear boy. He spent his time, neglected his business, gave his money to caring for the soldiers who came home invalid. His friends remonstrated with him, saying he had no right to neglect his business and spend so much thought upon the soldiers, so he fully decided to give it all up. After he had come to this decision, there stepped into his bank one day a private soldier in a faded, worn uniform, who showed in his face and hands the marks of the hospital. The poor fellow was fumbling in his pocket to get something or other, when the banker saw him and, perceiving his purpose, said to him: "My dear fellow, I cannot do anything for you today. I am extremely busy. You will have to go to your headquarters; the officers there will look after you."

Still the poor convalescent stood, not seeming to fully understand what was said to him. Still he fumbled in his pockets and, by and by, drew out a scrap of dirty paper, on which there were a few lines written with a pencil, and laid this soiled sheet before the banker. On it he found these words:

"Dear Father: "This is one of my comrades who was wounded in the last fight, and has been in the hospital. Please receive him as myself. --Charlie."

In a moment all the resolutions of indifference which this man made, flew away. He took the boy to his palatial home, put him in Charlie's room, gave him Charlie's seat at the table, kept him until food and rest and love had brought him back to health, and then sent him back again to imperil his life for the flag. –Selected

-Streams in the Desert

Let us ask in His (Jesus Christ) name and BELIEVE that He not only WILL answer, but already HAS!

Faith is BELIEVING!
Simply RECEIVING!
What in His Promise, GOD has REVEAlED!
Trust Him FOREVER!
Doubt Him NO NEVER!