verseoftheday

Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends. Proverbs 17:9 ESV Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.  You are my friends... John 15:13-14 ESV Not only did Jesus absorb our sin, take the penalty, that love for us is a demonstration of what friends really are. He took the most radical of steps so that we wouldn't be separated from him. Friends. That's what Jesus called his team. A motley crew. Ordinary people. But they were the ones God had put in his life. Friends. Jesus ups the stakes from Proverbs to a whole new level, to give things up for our friends, the people in our lives...to live sacrificially for... because that's what He did for us... #grateful #sunday #worship #thisisourGod

Remember me with favor, my God, for all I have done for these people. Nehemiah 5:19 NIV Sometimes leadership is a thankless task. Your mistakes are magnified, the unhappy voices are loud, and the good things, the wins, well they just seem to be accepted as business as usual... This last sentence from Ch5 feels a bit like that. After all the sacrifice and work I hope you've been watching God... Jesus knew what this was like...his team denied him, slept when he needed them most...but His Love was unquenchable, His Grace unstoppable... Ours not so much. Your pastor, church leader, coffee maker, cleaner, office person, worship team member...sound & lights...the people on mission, those manning the wall in the community... that person who is there for you, has shown leadership or love or an example to follow... who's that person I can thank & encourage today #sunday #worship #grateful #encourageoneanother

I remember your genuine faith, for you share the faith that first filled your grandmother Lois and your mother, Eunice. And I know that same faith continues strong in you. 2 Timothy 1:5 NLT Most of us have lots to thank our Mums for, but here Paul is grateful for Tim's Mum...& grandma. Because thru them Tim was shown an example of faith in God, which he followed. If you can, give your mum some encouragement today, but if you can't, maybe there's a spiritual "parent" who you can thank, or encourage a mum you know to live a life of faith in front of her children (& grandchildren). That's what will leave an eternal legacy... #mothersday #grateful #faithjourney

Genesis 12:2 NLT I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. Blessed. How easy it is to take for granted the blessings in our lives. What are the first 3 that come to mind? Thank God for those things right now:) To be a blessing. No matter where we live or what our circumstances are, we can be a blessing to others. At the very least I can choose to smile at people on the street...you and I, blessed to be a blessing just as Abraham was all those generations ago #blessed # grateful #thankful

1 Thessalonians 5:16 NLT Always be joyful... "choose joy" are words that have been heard around our house this year. Will I choose joy today? #choosejoy #gratitude

Ephesians 1:7-8 NIV In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us. re·demp·tion [ri-demp-shuhn] 1. act of paying off a debt 2. deliverance; rescue 3. deliverance from sin 4. atonement for guilt 5. repurchase, as of something sold 6. paying off, as of a mortgage #dictionary.com #redeemed #forgiven #grace #sunday #grateful