Daily Devotion: Whom Having Not Seen, Ye Love

Daily Devotion: Whom Having Not Seen, Ye Love - 1 Peter 1:8

Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory – 1 Peter 1:8

One of the greatest blessings we have in the faith of Christ is the knowledge that we are loved as we love. In fact, the Scriptures are clear that we love God because He first loved us (1 John 4:19). We see this in our marriages and our relationships with children and friends. Love requires one party to make the first move, and God made that move before the world was formed. Now we love Him even though we do see Him face to face because His love moves within us. Wow. Just wow.

Jesus loves all the disciples. He lived and died for them, and He lives forever to bring them into the fold of God. Love Him. Rejoice in Him. True, we cannot lay eyes on Him directly, but we should be mindful to see His hand in all the world around us. We are never alone when we love Jesus.

Daily Devotion: Enter With Thanksgiving - Psalm 100:1-5

One of the most beautiful Psalms of Thanksgiving is the 100th Psalm. Please turn to it and read verses one through five. With all my heart I believe we are a people and a nation that has truly been blessed by God. Of all those who “give thanks to Him and praise His name” we should be at the top! It is not uncommon to compile wish lists at Christmas, and draw up a list of resolutions for the new year. But there is another list we often overlook - a Thanksgiving Day list of all for which we are thankful. What would your list contain? Most likely, a good part would be material possessions. I’m convinced that we would find that we have much more for which to be thankful than just our material possessions. Like you, I’m sure my list would include the major things - life, health, family, friends, and the nation we live in, despite all its flaws. But even more than that, I’m thankful for my salvation, my Church family, and the mercy that God showers upon us each d...

Daily Devotion: Psalm 100:4-5 - Thanksgiving

Psalm 100:4-5 "Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. (5) For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations." Many songs have been written about these verses and with these words included. What do they mean? Today, we celebrate the holiday of Thanksgiving. I've listened to many people speak about their family traditions and most of them include family, food, and football. These are wonderful and fun things that enrich the day, but is it the true meaning that was intended when the day was established? The Psalmist instructed us to include a special action with our words of thankfulness. We are to "enter into HIS gates." The heartfelt words of thanksgiving allow us to enter the gates of the Lord, but there is a much deeper place into which we can go. Not only are we to enter into HIS gates, but He invites us to come much closer to H...

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