Mark 9:37, “Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me…” What we are enabled to do for others in the name of Jesus (that is, because of who He is and to make known who He is) is received as being done to Jesus Himself….and what is done to Jesus is done […]
1 John 3:18, “Little children, let us not love in word or in talk, but in deed and in truth.” If Christ crucified and risen is our life, then His love will manifest in our deeds…may it be increasingly so.
Isaiah 53:10, “…His soul makes an offering for guilt…” A staggering, sobering, soul-freeing reality….the life of our Lord and God is the offering for our guilt if we are trusting in Him…..the price has been paid in full.
Hebrews 7:25, “He is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.” A false god or savior can–perhaps–give us a sense of safety right up until death….but as soon as our heart stops, they will disintegrate into mocking vapors…However,
Isaiah 49:15-16, “…I will not forget you. Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands…” If we are trusting Christ as our Lord, God, and Savior….this is God’s word to us, no matter what.
Colossians 1:4-5, “…we heard of your FAITH in Christ Jesus and of the LOVE that you have for all the saints, because of the HOPE laid up for you in heaven.” God-given faith in Christ secures the unshakable hope of Christ which frees us to love like Christ.
Revelation 14:10, “…he also will drink the wine of God’s wrath, poured full strength into the cup of His anger, and he will be tormented with fire and sulfur…” This will be true of anyone who opposes God until the end. But before it is true of them, it is true of God the
Psalm 107:43, “Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things; let them consider the steadfast love (חסד) of the LORD.” Wisdom considers the person and work of Christ.
Luke 6:35, “But love your enemies…and you will be sons of the Most High, for He is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.” In Christ, God is kind to the ungrateful and the evil, and this is the only reason we have any hope.
Psalm 103:4, “[He] crowns you with steadfast love and mercy…” Christian, our glory is that we are loved by YHWH in Christ, and the crimson crown of His steadfast love will be our ever-increasing beauty through the ages.
Psalm 103:10-11,”He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. FOR as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His steadfast love toward those who fear Him.”
Galatians 5:6, “For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.”
Matthew 5:44, “But I say to you, ‘Love your enemies’…that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven…” Romans 5:10, “…while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son…”
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Isaiah 63:3,7, “‘I trod them in my anger and trampled them in my wrath; their lifeblood spattered on my garments…’ I will recount the steadfast love of YHWH…” The feet that absorbed wrath in love will, in love, carry out wrath.
Psalm 88:16, “Your wrath has swept over me; your dreadful assaults destroy me.” The cross mercifully declares to all of humanity that wrath is real.
2 Corinthians 5:14, “For the love of Christ controls us…” A Christian is molded by Love into the shape of Love.
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Psalm 136:12, “…with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, for his steadfast love endures forever.”
1 John 4:9, “In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent His only Son into the world…”
Romans 5:8, “…God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” We are loved at our worst.
Isaiah 58:10, “If you pour yourselves out for the hungry…then shall your light rise in the darkness…”
