One Verse Devotional

As Jesus prepared to go to the cross, He left us with a simple command: Love one another.

During this time of coronavirus and the Covid-19 pandemic, how can we effectively love our neighbor?

Jesus said the greatest commandment is to love God with all your heart, soul, and mind. As we look to Easter, let’s spend some time with God and express our love and thankfulness to Him.

At some point in our lives, we all have to answer this question: “Who is Jesus?”

"Lord, save us! Lord, grant us success!" -Psalm 118:25

“Now then, my children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways." -Proverbs 8:32

"So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith," -Galatians 3:26

"If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” -Luke 11:13

"Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see." -Hebrews 11:1

"For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose." -Philippians 2:13

To save your life, you must lose it in Jesus.

The closer you get to God, the more of His secrets He will share with you!

"The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding." -Proverbs 4:7

How should a Christian live? Is it all about going to church, following rules, and talking about Jesus? Well, no. We are called to let the Love of God flow into us, and then through us, out into the world. That is how a Christian should live. #LoveOverFear

Sharing your faith is one of the scariest parts of being a Christian, but it doesn’t have to be. Are you afraid that someone will ask you a question that you don’t have an answer to? You don’t have to be worried about that, either. In our One Verse today, John teaches us how to share our faith: Simply tell your story.

“You were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.” There is a lot of talk today about what we can do as Christians. What is ok, what is not ok? What is right, what is wrong? How should we live our lives? I think these are the wrong questions. Our One Verse today in 1 Corinthians 6:20 gives us a different outlook. It reminds us that Jesus paid everything for our future. We had sin and judgement and death to look forward to, but Jesus turned that into life and grace and forgiveness. So, how should we live in light of this fact? By loving God and loving others. That is how we honor God with our actions.

Our One Verse today is packed full of awesomeness. In one simple verse, we can see three key principles for our spiritual lives. First, we learn that we are surrounded by a “cloud of witnesses.” This means that Heaven is cheering you on. The Christian life is a marathon, not a sprint. It takes perseverance. It takes discipline. Stick with it. Finally, it we are running a race, we need to remove any weight that is holding us back. We know we need to get rid of sin in our lives. But what else is in your life that is holding you back? Is anything getting in the way of God’s best for your life? Let’s remove anything that hinders us from running our race well.

What is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. Faith requires us to have an understanding of a world we cannot see. In life, we want to put our trust in what we can see and touch. It’s comforting. But it is a false sense of safety. Everything around us is temporary. It won’t last. As followers of Jesus, God calls us to see the world with different eyes. Let us live our lives for what truly matters, even if we can’t see it now. And let us trust God to take care of us, even when we can’t see the answer right in front of us.

God cares more about what He is doing in your future than about the mistakes of your past.

"Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart." -Proverbs 3:3