by Rob Taylor | Jan 1, 2009 | Challenges
Luke 6:27-28 – “But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you.” Jesus unveils to us a secret weapon from the arsenal of God, the weapon of love. Love...
by Rob Taylor | Jan 1, 2009 | Challenges
Hosea 6:4 – O Ephraim, what shall I do to you? O Judah, what shall I do to you? For your faithfulness is like a morning cloud, And like the early dew it goes away. The Lord’s argument here begins with a rhetorical question addressed both to Ephraim and Judah....
by Rob Taylor | Jan 1, 2009 | Challenges
1 Thessalonians 1:2-4 – We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers, remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father, knowing, beloved...
by Rob Taylor | Jan 1, 2009 | Challenges
1 John 4:19 – We love Him because He first loved us. The only reason you love at all is because He first loved you. To know that God loved you even before you ever acknowledged His existence is a very humbling thought. Jesus said that “by this all will know that...
by Rob Taylor | Jan 1, 2009 | Challenges
Exodus 14:13-14 – And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever. The Lord will fight for you, and you...
by Rob Taylor | Jan 1, 2009 | Challenges
Psalm 50:14-15 – Offer to God thanksgiving, And pay your vows to the Most High. Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.” What then does God want from His people? Three things: Thanksgiving. No gift can ever take the...
