Take No Thought: Part 1
By focusing on God’s Kingdom and eternal priorities, we can live free from worry. The care God gives to birds and flowers assures us of His provision.
By focusing on God’s Kingdom and eternal priorities, we can live free from worry. The care God gives to birds and flowers assures us of His provision.
Christ’s love is sacrificial, forgiving, and humble, and He calls us to love others as He has loved us. This love requires us to lay aside pride and seek the good of others.
True love is active and selfless, expressed through kind deeds, forgiveness, and humility. By relying on Christ’s strength, we can love even those who are difficult to love.
Loving our neighbor fulfills God’s law because it mirrors His character in us. This love is not based on fleeting emotions but on a commitment to put others above ourselves.
God's love is not passive but active, requiring us to serve selflessly, forgive freely, and reflect on Christ’s sacrificial love to everyone — family, neighbors, strangers, and even enemies. We cannot love in our own strength; only by abiding in Christ and receiving His love can we truly love others.
Recognize the things that creep in and distract us from loving God with a whole heart: fear, worry, the world — and even just busyness with seemingly good things.
Throughout the entire Bible, the primary way that loving God is defined is by keeping His commandments. But what does "keep" really mean?
Can you imagine a man professing deep love for his wife, then saying, “I just spend 5 minutes a day with her”?