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[Jesus said,] "If you love me, show it by doing what I've told you. I will talk to the Father, and he'll provide you another Friend so that you will always have someone with you." —John 14:15-16 MESSAGE Key Thought Love is shown by the actions that back up a person's words. We show our love...

We love him, because he first loved us. —1 John 4:19 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... We love others because God has first loved us. Our Heavenly Father taught us how to love in Jesus. Our Abba Father has given us security and confidence so we can love more fully. Our Holy and Almighty God...

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. —Romans 8:18 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Paul knew hardship: take a look at the list of just some of the difficult challenges he had to face in 2...

[Jesus said,] "The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you — they are full of the Spirit and life." —John 6:63 NIV Key Thought The apostle Paul said essentially the same thing as in today's verse when he wrote, "I consider everything a loss because of...

Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. —John 15:16 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Were you ever chosen last? Were...

[Jesus said,] "But the time is coming — indeed it's here now — when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way. For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth." —John 4:23-24 NLT...

Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake. —Psalm 31:16 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Can your faith hold during trying times? I hope mine can! This is a Psalm written during trying times. However, no matter how difficult the situation, the Psalmist still...

[Jesus said,] "Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth." —John 4:23-24 NIV Key Thought...

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God. —Romans 8:15-16 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Ab-ba. Listen to a...

For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit. The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands. —John 3:34-35 NIV Key Thought John's gospel declares again and again that Jesus is God among us. He speaks the words of God. His...

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. —Romans 8:14 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... The Holy Spirit is God's seal on us. The Spirit lives in us and his presence in us means we are God's temple. The Spirit works to transform us to be more like Christ. The...

[Jesus continued,] "The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit." "How can this be?" Nicodemus asked. —John 3:8 NIV Key Thought As a young boy, I remember taking apart an old...

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. —John 15:13 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Words communicate and explain. We can tell someone we love them. We can explain how precious they are to us. Actions validate and confirm. When we sacrifice our...

[Jesus said,] "So don't be surprised when I say, 'You must be born again.'" —John 3:7 NLT Key Thought We sometimes fail to realize that Nicodemus is the ultimate good guy — he is the best of the best. He is a religious leader and teacher. He has come to Jesus out of darkness to find light. He...

My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. —Proverbs 3:11-12 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Discipline, even when it is not falsely confused with punishment, is...

But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. —Romans 8:11 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... Romans 8 reminds us again and again of the blessings of...

[Jesus continued,] "Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life." —John 3:6 NLT Key Thought Ten times in five verses in the Bible's first chapter we are told that each living thing produced according to its kind (Genesis 1:11-12; Genesis 1:21...

The more I discover, the vast possibilities ahead yawn even wider before me. Mid-process. Lessons still muddy and sweaty. This is where we are. Turns out adults don't know everything. In fact, I'm learning how much I don't know. The more I discover, the vast possibilities...

"What do you mean?" exclaimed Nicodemus. "How can an old man go back into his mother's womb and be born again?" Jesus replied, "I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit." —John 3:4-5 NLT Key Thought We can begin life all over again. This new...

For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. —Psalm 84:11 (KJV) Thoughts on Today's Verse... These promises are made to the true worshiper (see Psalm 84. This worshiper delights to be in the presence of...