Word For Today

A daily word for you to receive inspiration and make your day better.

Today's Word

An invitation and A Challenge

God extends an invitation and a challenge to all who love Him.

The Invitation

Come and learn more about the love of God! God loves you so much and he desires to have a deeper relationship with you, one where he will bless you abundantly.

May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.

- 2 Thessalonians 3:5

9 “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love.

12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.

- John 15:9-10,12

So how does God love us? How does it feel to be loved by God?

There are five features of God's love that we can experience from him today:

  1. It is unconditional: God's love is not based on what we do or how we behave; it is given to everyone regardless of their worthiness or behavior.

  2. It is selfless: God's love is sacrificial and self-giving, evident in the death of Jesus. It seeks the well-being of others, at great personal cost.

  3. It is Eternal: God's love will never end. It does not diminish or fluctuate based on what we do or say but remains constant throughout all times and circumstances.

  4. It is inclusive: God's love is a gift for all people, without discrimination or exclusion. He offers it to every individual, regardless of their race, sex, ethnicity, nationality, or background.

  5. It is redemptive: God's love has the ultimate goal of reconciling humanity to Himself. This is the foundation of God's plan; to save the world through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

The Challenge

And this is the challenge: it's time to be fruitful! God wants to help you mature and be transformed so that you bear much fruit. The goal of this is to glorify God. By living in a relationship with Christ and producing spiritual fruit, we can show how much we love God, through bringing him all the honor and praise.

5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. 7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.

- John 15:5-8

But it is a challenge, there is a warning in this passage, and the consequence of leaving Jesus' side is that we become outcasts.

Do you accept the invitation and the challenge? Follow Christ's direction, and meet with Him right now!

God has come to give us messages of hope

Yesterday's Word

Choose for yourselves

But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.
- Joshua 24:15

Each one of us must make a great decision with eternal consequences: to serve God or to turn our backs on Him. Some people postpone this decision because they think they will have time tomorrow, next month, or ten years from now. They prefer to live their own way or dedicate themselves to doing what they want now. “I’ll make that decision another day,” they say.

But the truth is we don’t know how much time we have left on this earth. Life is fleeting: what is here today may be gone tomorrow. Many things can happen, but we still have today to make the most important decision of our lives. Choose to serve the Lord, and you will receive not only peace today but also the assurance of salvation for all eternity.

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Day Before Yesterday's Word

Make the Most of the Day’s Opportunities

As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work.
- John 9:4

Jesus went through life with a clear purpose: to honor God in everything He did. He knew His time on earth was limited and made the most of it. He healed, taught, loved, worshiped the Father, cared… Jesus lived each day focused on the Father’s will, doing the work for which He came.

God also created each one of us with a purpose and wants us to live in friendship with Him. Our Lord not only desires to bless us, but also to bless others through our words and actions. Are we making the most of the opportunities presented to us? Do we honor God in everything we do?

Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God;
may your good Spirit
lead me on level ground.
- Psalm 143:10

Pray to God to help you make the most of the time He gives you. Pray for His direction in your life, so that you may always live a joyful life of service to the Lord, within His purpose for you.

The night will come when you can no longer work. Today you can do the works God has called you to do. Make the most of the opportunities presented to you this day and do everything for the glory of your Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

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