Tag Archives: love

Let Go of Ego

Posted on March 2, 2015 by billtonnis

Luke 6:36-37 “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven.” Jesus tells us that there is a kind … Continue reading →

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Trust the Divine Process

Posted on February 26, 2015 by billtonnis

Matthew 7:7 “Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.” When we ask, seek and knock…we are in the process of receiving, finding and having the door … Continue reading →

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Build Bridges

Posted on February 23, 2015 by billtonnis

Matthew 25:40 “Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of the least of these, you did for me.” (Listen to the song of the day “Salvation” by clicking this YouTube link HERE) The measuring stick for success … Continue reading →

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Saved By Grace

Posted on February 20, 2015 by billtonnis

Psalm 51:3 Have mercy on me, God, in your goodness; in your abundant compassion blot out my offense. We tend to beat ourselves up over mistakes and transgressions. But when we turn back to God…instead of punishment and chastisement…we receive … Continue reading →

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Be You

Posted on February 19, 2015 by billtonnis

Psalm 40:7 Sacrifice and offering you do not want; but ears open to obedience you gave me. The prophet Hosea made a similar statement as this psalm: “For it is love that I desire, not sacrifice” (Hosea 6:6). Jesus said, … Continue reading →

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Be Renewed

Posted on February 18, 2015 by billtonnis

Psalm 51:12 A clean heart create for me, God; renew in me a steadfast spirit. Whatever you have done to turn away from God…is in the past (even if what you did was seconds ago). That time no longer exists. … Continue reading →

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Kingdom of God

Posted on February 17, 2015 by billtonnis

Mark 8:20-21 “When I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many full baskets of fragments did you pick up?” They answered [him], “Seven.” He said to them, “Do you still not understand?” When Jesus showed His followers … Continue reading →

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Love Endures

Posted on February 13, 2015 by billtonnis

Psalm 32:6-7 Then should all your faithful pray in time of distress. Though flood waters threaten, they will never reach them. You are my shelter; from distress you keep me; with safety you ring me round. Jesus knows what you … Continue reading →

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Love Unites

Posted on February 12, 2015 by billtonnis

Mark 7:24 From that place Jesus went off to the district of Tyre. He entered a house and wanted no one to know about it, but he could not escape notice. Jesus had a mission…to bring the Good News of … Continue reading →

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Love Transforms

Posted on February 11, 2015 by billtonnis

Psalm 104:30 When you send forth your breath, they are created, and you renew the face of the earth. All things belong to God. All things have their being in God. God breathes and life comes forth. Everything is sustained … Continue reading →

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