His Commission to Us
This is love in the making. The love of God is not created— it is His nature. When we receive the life of Christ through the Holy Spirit, He unites us with …
The Key to the Missionary’s Devotion
Our Lord has told us how our love for him should manifest itself: “Do you love me?” he asks. “Feed my sheep” (John 21:17). Our Lord is saying, “Identify yourself with my …
Do You Really Love Him?
If what we call love doesn’t take us beyond ourselves, it is not really love. If we have the idea that love is characterized as cautious, wise, sensible, shrewd, and never taken …
Have You Ever Been Carried Away for Him?
If love does not carry us beyond ourselves, it is not love. If love is always discreet, always wise, always sensible and calculating, it is not love. It may be affection or …
Have You Ever Been Carried Away For Him?
If human love does not carry a man beyond himself, it is not love. If love is always discreet, always wise, always sensible and calculating, never carried beyond itself, it is not …
The Piercing Question
No sin can pierce us as deeply as the question Jesus asks of Simon Peter: “Do you love me?” Sin dulls feelings; the word of God intensifies them. When Jesus asks if …
The Fruitfulness of Friendship
We never know the joy of self-sacrifice until we surrender every aspect of our lives to God. Self-surrender is the most difficult thing. We are always putting conditions on it, telling God, …
The Source of Abundant Joy
Paul was speaking here of the things that might seem likely to separate a saint from the love of God. But the remarkable thing is that nothing can come between the love …