John is often called “John the Beloved”; he refers to himself as “The disciple Jesus loved”. (John 20:2) In today’s Bible reading*, John emphasizes the two-pronged approach to pleasing God: Love and Truth. (2 John 1:4-6, 9) If you’re going to walk with Jesus, you can’t have one without the other. Each day, as I…
Did you know that the antichrist is already here? John says he’s already in the world. And he wrote that during the last half of the First Century. John begins 1 John 4 in today’s Bible reading* with a warning to test the Spirits. (1 John 4:1) So how do you know which spirits to…
In today’s Bible reading*, John says that our relationship with God doesn’t exist in a vacuum. How we live affects our relationship with God. And how we live with others affects our relationship with God. Coming into a relationship with God is a free offer. There are no demands on us. We don’t have to…
As I was reading today’s Bible reading*, God reminded me that He isn’t a stingy God. Pondering this thought, I can’t think of anywhere in the Bible where God limits Himself in giving of Himself to His people. Actually, I cannot think of anywhere in the Bible where God limits Himself in giving of anything…
In today’s Bible reading*, Paul continues with similar topics as we saw in his letter to Timothy. He tells Titus, “Make yourself an example of good works with integrity and dignity in your teaching. Your message is to be sound beyond reproach, so that any opponent will be ashamed, because he doesn’t have anything bad…