The apostle John’s first letter focuses a lot on obedience and loving others. It can be a tough message. Just in case we’re condemning ourselves because we know we sometimes sin, or occasionally hate others, or love the world more than our heavenly Father, John wants to reassure us we belong to God and set our hearts at rest.
Lavish Love
Father’s Love Letter
Do you sometimes doubt that God loves you? Does the example of your earthly father make it hard for you to believe this truth? Can you relate easier to Jesus, the Son, than to God, the Father?
Lavish Love, Pt. 2
Do you have a hard time knowing and believing that God loves you? The verb "to know" in Scripture means to lay hold of so as to make one's own, to obtain, to take into oneself, to appropriate, to take possession of. Knowing implies realizing something, being sure of it and feeling it.
Lavish Love, Pt 1
In 2002, we visited my brother and his family who are missionaries in Africa. While there, they took us to see one of the natural wonders of the world—Victoria Falls.
Pondered Treasures 