From: February 14, 2024
“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit” (Psalm 34:18 ESV).
Not everyone will receive a Valentine today. Some have a heart still hurting from a broken relationship. Other hearts have slowly been crushed by a lifetime of loneliness. Yet, everyone who comes to the Lord with a contrite and humble spirit, admitting their broken hearts, will experience His presence and salvation. Acknowledging brokenness precedes wholeness in the Lord. He is near. Cry out to the Lover of your soul, and feel lonely and unloved no longer.
PRAYER: Dear Father, how great is Your love, O Lord. That you loved us even while we were far from You is amazing. We would know more of Your love. Heal our broken hearts and fill us with Your agape love, so that we may love You back with all that we are and love our neighbor as we love ourselves. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
From: February 14, 2023
“Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age” (Matthew 28:20 NLT).
Every believer should know the Great Commission, which is Christ’s command to make disciples of all nations. But let us not forget that the Lord’s command ends with a promise: “I am with you always.” He promises to “never leave us nor forsake us” (Heb. 13:5). Yes, we are sent out with the gospel, but we are not sent out alone. For Jesus promises to always be with us.
On this Valentine’s Day, isn’t that the best promise of all? A promise of eternal devotion and love, a pledge of everlasting fellowship. This is what we have on this day and every day from our Lord Jesus. We have something we can be sure of, we have the promise of Christ’s presence.
PRAYER: Dear Father, we love You. We thank You. For by grace through faith we have been saved and made Your children. We know that You will never leave nor forsake us. Strengthen us this day to carry Your message of love and salvation to the nations. In Jesus’ name, amen.
From: February 14, 2017
Not everyone will receive a Valentine today. Some have a heart still hurting from a broken relationship. Other hearts have slowly broken from a life time of loneliness. Yet, everyone who comes to the Lord with a “contrite” and humble spirit, admitting their broken hearts, will experience His presence and salvation. Acknowledging brokenness precedes wholeness in the Lord. He is near. Cry out to the Lover of your soul, and feel lonely and unloved no longer.
From: February 14, 2016
The Great Commission. Christ’s command and call: Make disciples. Go to all the nations declaring the Good News, then be busy baptizing and teaching those that answer the call to follow Jesus. Christ’s promise: His presence. He will be with you always. So go. Don’t know where to start? Read Acts 1:8 for directions. Now get going. Time’s a wasting…
From: February 14, 2015
Our God is both Lord and Father. Recognizing God’s holy justice and our own sinfulness, we fear Him. A holy terror comes over us as one entering a lion’s lair. But this fear is only the “beginning of wisdom.” Being made right with God through Christ we gain understanding of our relationship with him as loving Father, so that the fear of God is united with the love of God. And so, Jesus taught us to pray, “Our Father, which art in heaven (loving relationship), hallowed be Thy Name” (holy, to be held in awe).