“I have loved you, [just] as the Father has loved Me; abide in My love [continue in His love with Me]. I have told you these things, that My joy and delight may be in you, and that your joy and gladness may be of full measure and complete and overflowing” (John 15:9, 11). True joy and gladness come from God, but many of us do not really know this experientially. We want gladness to be in our lives, yet…..
The powerful, unconditional, endless love that Jesus had for his disciples at the end of his earthly life is truly awe-inspiring and amazing! The Scripture states, “He loved them to the last and to the highest degree.” Even though His personal relationship with each disciple was unique, because each individual disciple’s understanding and love towards the Teacher were at different spiritual levels -Jesus loved each deeply and longed to show them the full measure of His love. Each disciple also…..
Our natural man has the tendency to worry about all the cares of this world, and there are many! But our spiritual man longs to rise above this worry and care by overcoming faith in our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! We long to walk in victory through the daily ups and downs of life! We don’t stick our head in the ground like the ostrich out of fear, but we raise our spiritual eyes to the Truth and Light…..
In the book of Revelation, John was instructed to write what Jesus Christ showed him in a vision. He was then instructed to send those messages to the seven churches in Asia Minor. The number seven symbolizes God and His perfection; therefore, the seven churches make up one perfect and complete church in His eyes. This church becomes the representation of the Bride of Christ, which denotes transforming spiritual oneness, purity, fullness, wholeness, completeness, and perfection through the workings and…..