Restoring Your First Love “Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.” (Revelation 2:4, NIV) Teaching: Recognize that you have lost the initial fervor. The first step to restoring our love for God is acknowledging that we have allowed that love to grow cold. Often, work, worries, and…
Loving God and Your Neighbor “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind,’ Jesus replied. ‘This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.’” (Matthew 22:37-39, NIV) Teaching: Loving God is the foundation of our…
Love is a Decision, Not a Feeling “This is my command: Love each other as I have loved you.” (John 15:12, NIV) Teaching: Love is a command, not a suggestion. Jesus gives us a clear directive: to love others as He has loved us. It is not optional or dependent on our emotions. By choosing…
A Natural Tendency “Israel empties his vine; He brings forth fruit for himself. According to the multitude of his fruit He has increased the altars; According to the bounty of his land they have embellished his sacred pillars.” Hosea 10:1 (NKJV) It is a natural tendency for humans to forget God when everything is going…
What Makes Me Think He Can Deliver – II “Who among all the gods of these lands have delivered their countries from my hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem from my hand?” Isaiah 36:20 (NKJV) Many times, life challenges us with circumstances that seem impossible to overcome, but it is precisely in these moments…
What Makes Me Think He Can Deliver – I “Who among all the gods of these lands have delivered their countries from my hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem from my hand?” Isaiah 36:20 (NKJV) Sometimes life confronts us with challenges so great that doubts begin to creep in. We wonder why we trust…
Those Who Will Dwell on High “He will dwell on high; His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks; bread will be given him, His water will be sure.” Isaiah 33:16 (NKJV) In life, there are those who live in fear and uncertainty, while others find security and success by dwelling in spiritual…
Los que habitarán en las alturas “Estos son los que habitarán en las alturas. Las rocas de los montes serán su fortaleza; se les proveerá alimentos, y tendrán agua en abundancia.” Isaías 33:16 (NTV) En la vida, hay quienes viven bajo el temor y la incertidumbre, mientras que otros encuentran seguridad y éxito, habitando en…
Useless Alliances “Woe to the rebellious children,” says the Lord, “Who take counsel, but not of Me, and who devise plans, but not of My Spirit, that they may add sin to sin. Isaiah 30:1 (NKJV) Often, in our eagerness to fulfill our own desires and goals, we make plans and alliances without considering if…
Dichotomy “From the ends of the earth we have heard songs: ‘Glory to the Righteous!’ But I said, ‘I am ruined, ruined! Woe to me! The treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously, indeed, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.’” Isaiah 24:16 (NKJV) This verse reflects the reality of life: a mix of joy and sorrow,…