devotion

Ruth 1:16 But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my […]

1 Corinthians 13:1 If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. Today’s verse comes from what is […]

John 15:9 As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. The words we have in today’s verse were spoken by Jesus to His disciples. Though they were […]

Hebrews 13:1 Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. Today we get a different Greek version of love. This verse uses the Greek philadelphia. This form of love is characterized by warm, family-like […]

Luke 6:32 If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. Before beginning today’s devotion pause and read through the passage from which it […]

1 John 4:19 We love because he first loved us. Such a short verse today, but a powerful one. We love God because He loved us first. Our love is a response to His love […]

1 Thessalonians 4:9 Now about your love for one another we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other. In today’s verse we again […]

Colossians 3:14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. Before we begin today’s devotion, take a few minutes to read the passage from which it comes. […]

Ephesians 5:2 …and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Today we get a lesson in walking […]

Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. The month of February is known as a month of love. As Christians, every […]

1 John 5:2 This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. It’s one thing to say we love our fellow brothers and sisters […]

Philippians 2:12 Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling… Today’s devotion is one […]

1 Corinthians 8:3 But whoever loves God is known by God. Do you know God? As believers we assume we should. We have placed our hope in Christ and believe He died for our sins, […]

Psalm 147:11 …the Lord delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love. As we approach the end of the month there is much we have learned about obedience and […]

Colossians 3:20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. Being a parent myself, this is a verse my kids are familiar with.  But I was first a daughter and sister with […]