“You have heard that it was said,‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you love your enemiesand pray for those who persecute you” Matthew 5:43There are five words in Greek used to describe love. The first word is “mania” which is a love of lust or obsession…
“Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.” Matthew 23:9 This verse is not directed at young children who have an earthly Daddy as their model, their authority, their protectorate. No, rather it is to men. Jesus is saying not…
“So it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones perish.” Matthew 18:14 God loves babies!!! They are so cute and cuddly! He loves children. (“See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you…
“But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given you in that hour what you are to say. For it is not you who speak, but it is the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.”…
“Do not worry then saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or, ‘What will we drink?’ or, ‘What will we wear for clothing?’ For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for you heavenly Father know that you need all these things.” Matthew 6:32-33 God shows Himself as a Heavenly Father who…
“For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions.” Matthew 6:14-15 God the Father is a forgiving God. These verses can be a little confusing though because there is…
“And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be hard for their many words. So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.” Matthew 6:7-8 The Gentiles were trying to…
“Will you not from this time cry to Me, My Father, You are the guide of my youth?” Jeremiah 3:4 God is there. He wants to hear from you. He wants you to turn to Him and repent and let Him guide you. We have the awesome privilege of being…
I pray that you had a good Easter. He is risen!!! God is holy. “Thus you are to be holy to Me, for I the Lord am holy, and I have set your apart from the peoples to be Mine.” Leviticus 20:26 Our Heavenly Father is holy and has…
“But now, Oh Lord, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You our Potter; And all of us are the work of Your hand.” Isaiah 64:8 God, our Father, wants to mold us into His image. Most earthly fathers have that same dream for their sons. For some…