Thought For Today: “A Hope for The Ages” “Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations.” (Romans 4:18a) Abraham and Sarah had little hope of having children, but God promised. Therefore, Abraham had faith and believed God’s promise. Knowing this about Abraham, the Apostle Paul said, “Therefore, the … Read more

Thought for Today: “In Whom Do We Trust?” In 1981, a survey conducted by The Ladies’ Home Journal asked, “In whom do you trust?” The answers may come as a shock. Walter Cronkite received 40% of the vote, Pope John Paul II 26%, Billy Graham 6%, and God 3%. We’ve trusted many people and many … Read more

Thought for Today: “To Be Healed, Stop Blaming Others” Jesus asked the paralyzed man at the Pool of Bethesda, “Do you want to be made well?” (John 5:6) He replied, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down … Read more

Thought For Today: “Getting Burned” Peter had a discernment problem. “Now when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat together, Peter sat among them.” (Luke 22:55) It’s not that Peter didn’t want to be close to Jesus; he just didn’t want to be close enough to be connected. Peter … Read more

Thought For Today: “Perfect Love” The Apostle John tells us that where perfect love exists, fear is not an issue because perfect love casts out fear. “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.” … Read more

Thought For Today: “The Wounds of God’s Love” We all carry wounds from our past. Not just the wounds of betrayal and abuse, but the wounds of love. Wounds we want to forget, yet wounds we need. God allows these wounds, even inflicts them, to remind us of His love and keep us from straying … Read more

Thought For Today: “Love is Patient” Part of Paul’s definition of love says, “Love is patient” (1 Corinthians 13:4a). Paul uses the word for “slow anger,” so love is slow to get angry. When love is present, not much provokes us, but when we’re filled with anger, almost everything gets our goat. Have you ever … Read more

Thought For Today: “God’s Love On Display” “Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck and write them on the tablet of your heart.” (Proverbs 3:3) I cannot tell you how many marriages I’ve performed, but what strikes me most is the question, “Do they really love each other the way … Read more

Thought For Today: “Tested by the Word” “Until the time that His word came to pass, the word of the Lord tested him.” (Psalm 105:19) Joseph received a dream, a prophecy about what would happen in his relationship with his family. But for it to take place, Joseph had to endure betrayal by his brothers, … Read more

Thought For Today: “Choose Love Not Fear” Paul says love never fails, meaning it never falls to the ground and dies. You’ll never find any sign of decay in love. Love also never loses its strength and remains immovable and tireless. In his first letter to the Corinthian Church, Paul wrote, “Love never fails. But … Read more

Thought for Today: “Agape Love” There are many definitions of love Back in the ’60s, the movie “Love Story” defined love as “Never having to say you’re sorry.” But if you’re married, you know it’s a fairy tale. Then there’s the classic love ballad, “Who put the Ram in the Rama Lama Ding Dong? Who … Read more

Thought For Today: “Forgiveness Brings Peace” “Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.” (Psalm 32:1-2) While King David knew the peace forgiveness brings, he also knew the other side, and that … Read more

Thought for Today: “The Gift of Our Father’s Love” In our series on Unprecedented Love, I’d like to take today’s thought and examine the love of our Heavenly Father. Our Heavenly Father absolutely loves us. They say that if God had a refrigerator, our picture would be on it. Or if God had a wallet, … Read more

Thought for Today: “Knowing God’s Love” What do people want more than anything else the church can offer? They want to know God’s unwavering love. And the fullness of God’s love for us is only found in and through belief in Jesus Christ. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and … Read more

Thought For Today: “The Full Extent of God’s Love” “I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ.” (Ephesians 3:17b-18) We really don’t have anything to compare God’s love to. We … Read more

Thought For Today: “Jesus’s Not So Popular Message” Jesus was not about winning friends and influencing people. He never scaled down the message or what it meant to be a disciple just to attract larger crowds and greater attendance. Jesus said to those wishing to follow, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have … Read more

Thought For Today: “God’s Method of Comfort” God surrounds us with His grace when we extend His grace to others. “(God) comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.” (2 Corinthians 1:4) Through … Read more

Thought For Today: “Wanted: Revival” While millions watch with dread what is happening in our world through natural and man-made disasters, little, if any, thought is given to the hundreds of thousands of souls that enter hell and a Christless eternity. The media run no banner headlines about the eternal torment these souls now must … Read more

Thought For Today: “God’s Faithfulness” “Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.” (Lamentations 3:22-23) The foundation of our faithfulness is God’s faithfulness. The Lord is faithful to keep what only He can keep: His promises, especially His promise not to … Read more

Thought For Today: “An Everlasting Love” Ever wonder if God sees what we’re going through? Wonder no longer. He does, not just the major stuff but every detail of what we’re going through, even the very hairs on our head (Luke 21:18). And with an everlasting love, He will sustain and strengthen us through it … Read more