Be Motivated By Love   Have you heard someone talking who sounded so self-righteous you didn’t stop to find out if what they were saying was true?  Sometimes we get so focused on the truth, that we forget about the person who needs that truth. It’s important that we know the truth that God gave us in His word.  It’s important that we share that truth.  But how do we do it in a way that will actually be helpful? The key is love If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret

  Love Warns   “Live and let live” is the philosophy much of the world lives by.  I’ll do what’s right for me, and you do what’s right for you.  The world sees autonomy as the greatest good.  A world where we can all do exactly as we please, as long as we don’t hurt anyone. What the world fails to see is how much we hurt ourselves when we live that way. There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death. Proverbs 14:12 Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You

  Love Your Enemies    And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption. Ephesians 4:30 Obedience often feels like doing our best to avoid making authorities angry. But when that authority loves you, disobedience actually makes them sad. When my kids disobeyed, I was saddened because I knew that their disobedience would hurt them in the long run. Paul says our sin makes God sad. He knows the consequences of disobeying His Word. That’s why