Last week I shared about the dangers of false prophets from 1 John 4:1-3 and emphasized the importance of being rooted in the Word. 1 John 4:4 follows with, "You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in...
1 John 3:16 1 John reiterates the same message over and over and that is the message of the love of God. Last week I shared from 1 John 3:13 and pointed out that there is a lot of hate in this world. Which if you were...
Last week I shared from 1 John 3:11 which says, "The beautiful message you’ve heard right from the start is that we should walk in self-sacrificing love toward one another." In the following verse, verse 12, John briefly covers the story of Cain and Abel which...
Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season and are excited about 2019! I enjoyed taking the first week off from blogging and social media and now I'm ready to dive back in! What better way to start the New Year than with...
I am going to share a little secret with you…. these verses I share every Monday? They are by no means my top viewed post. If I was like most bloggers, I would stop posting them based on how low the page views are. But...
As I read and re-read 1 John I can't help but want to continue to share from it because it's full of so much truth. Honestly, I think one of the reasons I love 1 John is because it's straight-forward, but it's also repetitive and...
Warning!!!!! Who doesn't love a warning on a Monday morning, right? My Bible has a warning in it and I know if mine does, then yours does too. The header in my Bible directly before 1 John 2:15-17 says, "A warning not to love the...
Have you ever heard someone said, "I don't deserve to go through XYZ?" He or she could be talking about any number of things like infertility or cancer? Personally I always want to respond with "What you actually deserve is death on the cross." Because...
For the past month or so I have been sharing from 1 John and I am continuing today with 1 John 2:9-11 which says, "Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister is still in the darkness. Anyone who loves their...
The last few weeks I have been sharing on the topic of keeping God's commands from 1 John 2. To catch you up to speed, last week I posted from 1 John 2:3-4, sharing that anyone can say they know Jesus, but the person who...