Category: 1 John Posts
Perfect Love
Scripture “There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear…” (1 John 4:18, NIV) Word God is love. He is perfect, and His love for us is perfect. There is nothing you can do right now to make God love you more, and there’s nothing you can do to make Him love […]
Perfect Love
Scripture “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear…” (1 John 4:18, NIV) Word The Scripture tells us that God is love. He is perfect and His love for us is perfect. There is nothing you can ever do to make God love you more, and nothing you can do to […]
Treasure the Word
Scripture “But he who keeps (treasures) His Word [who bears in mind His precepts, who observes His message in its entirety], truly in him has the love of and for God…” (1 John 2:5, AMP) Word When you treasure something, it’s valuable to you. You handle it carefully and protect it. When you treasure a […]
Be Compassionate
Scripture “But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him?” (1 John 3:17, ESV) Word You’ve probably heard the saying that “you may be the only Jesus someone ever sees.” There may be a desperate person who is […]
Born into Privilege
Scripture “Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared…” (1 John 3:2, ESV) Word What if you had been born to the Rockefeller family? You’d expect to have some advantages, wouldn’t you? If you were born into the Kennedy family or the Bill Gates family, you’d probably get […]
Put Your Love into Action
Scripture “If anyone has this world’s goods (resources for sustaining life) and sees his brother and fellow believer in need, yet closes his heart of compassion against him, how can the love of God live and remain in him? Little children, let us not love [merely] in theory or in speech but in deed and […]
Love Drives Out Fear
Scripture “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear…” (1 John 4:18, NIV) Word Scripture tells us that God is love. He is perfect, and His love is perfect. There is nothing you can do to make God love you more and nothing you can do to make Him love you […]
Bigger than Fear
Scripture “For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world — our faith.” (1 John 5:4, NASB) Word Fear always presents itself much bigger than it really is. It’s always the worst-case scenario. It always tries to get you worried, anxious, uptight and panicked. Fear’s […]
Preprogrammed for Victory!
Scripture “Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.” (1 John 5:5, NIV) Word Did you know that you are preprogrammed for victory? As a child of the Most High God, you are filled with His conquering power. You are filled with the power to […]
Put Your Love into Action
Scripture “If anyone has this world’s goods (resources for sustaining life) and sees his brother and fellow believer in need, yet closes his heart of compassion against him, how can the love of God live and remain in him? Let us not love [merely] in theory or in speech but in deed and in truth.” […]
Perfect Love
Scripture “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear…” (1 John 4:18, NIV) Word When unexpected things happen — trials, difficulty or tragedy — the enemy sends a whirlwind of fear to try to shake our faith and steal our focus. His goal is to take our eyes off of God […]
Fresh Start
Scripture “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9, ESV) Word Do you need a fresh start today? Even as believers in Jesus, we all make mistakes and wrong choices. The Bible says that all have sinned and […]
