Category Archives: Old Testament

I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their heart. (Jeremiah 24:7 NIV) The Bible has a lot to say about the heart. It seems that this God-given organ playsContinueContinue reading “Heart Transplant”

The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves.He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” (Zephaniah 3:17 NIV) A while ago, I began to meditate on this verse, which I had often overlooked while reading theContinueContinue reading “A Sense of God’s Tenderness”

Because I am God, your personal God, The Holy of Israel, your Savior. I paid a huge price for you: all of Egypt, with rich Cush and Seba thrown in! That’s how much you mean to me! That’s how much I love you! I’d sell off the whole world to get you back, trade theContinueContinue reading “I Love You!”

O my son, give me your heart. (Proverbs 23:26 NLT) I know a girl who always says that she would much rather have a man’s heart than his money. In other words, she would rather be loved than spoiled. And she’s not the only one. God is also looking for people who will love HimContinueContinue reading “Give Your Heart Away”

Then David comforted Bathsheba, his wife, and slept with her. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son, and David named him Solomon. The LORD loved the child and sent word through Nathan the prophet that they should name him Jedidiah (which means “beloved of the LORD”), as the LORD had commanded.(2 Samuel 12:24-25ContinueContinue reading “Jedidiah”

I’ve been carrying you on my back from the day you were born, and I’ll keep on carrying you when you’re old. I’ll be there, bearing you when you’re old and gray. I’ve done it and will keep on doing it, carrying you on my back, saving you. (Isaiah 46:4 MSG) In Robert Munsch’s children’sContinueContinue reading “He Will Love You Forever”

Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.(Psalm 63:3 NIV) God loves you, and like the psalmist and countless other people, you, too, will eventually realize that nothing in life is better than His love for you–no relationship, riches, fame and whatever else life has to offer. His love is soContinueContinue reading “His Love is Better Than Life”

Long ago the LORD said to Israel: “I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself.” (Jeremiah 31:3 NLT) When my nephew, Lucas, was diagnosed with stage four hemorrhage in the brain at birth, the doctor informed my brother and his wife of the possibleContinueContinue reading “Don’t Ever Doubt His Love”