![]() Used with permission from In Touch Ministries, Inc. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love give preference to one another in honor not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer, contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality. Charles Stanley, please visit And Listen to Dr. Though the command to love is enormous, God’s grace makes it possible.įor more biblical teaching and resources from Dr. Even the adoration we offer the Lord is not something that we can produce in our own heart apart from His assistance. In the same way, the Spirit flows through us, producing God’s love in us, so that we can pass it on to Him and others.Īgape love is the reason we are able to care for someone who mistreats us-it’s God’s doing, not ours. You have the ability to not be touchy, or fretful, or resentful, or seek. The branch doesn’t make grapes the sap does. Gods love has already been poured into your heart The ability to do everything in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 is already in you. Instead, think of the process more like sap running through a branch on a grape-vine. Read your favorite daily devotional and Christian Bible devotions free online. This fruit is not produced by trying harder to muster good will toward someone who is irritating or hard to get along with. Our daily devotionals will inspire your faith and encourage your heart for the day ahead. Whenever we demonstrate kindness, patience, or gentleness, we see the Lord’s love at work through us, especially when the other person has been unkind and doesn’t deserve such pleasant treatment. Stanley’s TV, Radio, and Daily Devotional podcasts from iTunes, your favorite podcast app, or your preferred RSS reader. Stanley’s teaching with you, wherever you go. He promises to be our comfort in the darkness. In fact, the other eight qualities are really just descriptions of its expression. Stanley explains how God uses our pain to grab our attention so that we’ll turn to Him. The indwelling Holy Spirit works to produce His fruit in us, and first on the list is love ( Gal. He demonstrates a keen awareness of people’s needs and provides. Stanley is the founder of In Touch Ministries and a New York Times best-selling author. ![]() In our own strength, none of us can live up to this obligation, but the Lord has provided a way for Christians to do the impossible. Charles Stanley 26 April 2023 In Touch Daily Devotional You are welcome to Today’s In Touch Daily Devotional written by Dr Charles Stanley and published by In Touch Ministry. ![]() The first requirement for receiving the desires of. Unfortunately, when we focus only on receiving gifts, we miss the psalm’s contextnamely, that our cooperation is needed. When a lawyer asked Jesus which commandment was the greatest, He said, “You shall love the Lord your God with all you heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind,” and “the second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself’” ( Matt. We love the promise in verse 4 of today’s passage: God will give you the desires of your heart.
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