Today's Verse: Romans 5:5 (NIV)
And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
When one reads Galatians 5, Love is mentioned as the first fruit of the Spirit in verse 22. It is through the Holy Spirit that we receive this gift.
Hymn for the Day: SPIRIT OF GOD, DESCEND UPON MY HEART - George Croly, 1780–1860
Each stanza contributes an important truth for our spiritual benefit:
Stanza One— A desire to change the focus of one’s life from things temporal to things spiritual.
Spirit of God, descend upon my heart:
Wean it from earth, through all its pulses move.
Stoop to my weakness, mighty as Thou art,
and make me love Thee as I ought to love.
Stanza Two— The total dedication of one’s self to God.
Hast Thou not bid us love Thee, God and King?
All, all Thine own—soul, heart and strength and mind.
I see Thy cross—there teach my heart to cling:
O let me seek Thee, and O let me find.
Stanza Three— A prayerful concern for knowing fully the Spirit’s abiding presence.
Teach me to feel that Thou art always nigh;
teach me the struggles of the soul to bear—
to check the rising doubt, the rebel sigh;
teach me the patience of unanswered prayer.
Stanza Four— A most beautiful metaphor of a Spirit-filled life: “my heart an altar, and Thy love the flame.”
Teach me to love Thee as Thine angels love,
one holy passion filling all my frame:
The baptism of the heav’n descended Dove—
my heart an altar and Thy love the flame.
Osbeck, Kenneth W.: Amazing Grace : 366 Inspiring Hymn Stories for Daily Devotions. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Kregel Publications, 1990, S. 153
Today's Comments: Christian love implies that we treat others the way that God treats us. Christian love is the love of our neighbor, as expressed in the parable of the Good Samaritan. It is love that pushes us to do what needs to be done. It is based upon the same sacrificial love that was given to mankind by Jesus Christ. It is a giving love through which we imitate Jesus. It is His love that works in us through the Holy Spirit.
And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
When one reads Galatians 5, Love is mentioned as the first fruit of the Spirit in verse 22. It is through the Holy Spirit that we receive this gift.
Hymn for the Day: SPIRIT OF GOD, DESCEND UPON MY HEART - George Croly, 1780–1860
Each stanza contributes an important truth for our spiritual benefit:
Stanza One— A desire to change the focus of one’s life from things temporal to things spiritual.
Spirit of God, descend upon my heart:
Wean it from earth, through all its pulses move.
Stoop to my weakness, mighty as Thou art,
and make me love Thee as I ought to love.
Stanza Two— The total dedication of one’s self to God.
Hast Thou not bid us love Thee, God and King?
All, all Thine own—soul, heart and strength and mind.
I see Thy cross—there teach my heart to cling:
O let me seek Thee, and O let me find.
Stanza Three— A prayerful concern for knowing fully the Spirit’s abiding presence.
Teach me to feel that Thou art always nigh;
teach me the struggles of the soul to bear—
to check the rising doubt, the rebel sigh;
teach me the patience of unanswered prayer.
Stanza Four— A most beautiful metaphor of a Spirit-filled life: “my heart an altar, and Thy love the flame.”
Teach me to love Thee as Thine angels love,
one holy passion filling all my frame:
The baptism of the heav’n descended Dove—
my heart an altar and Thy love the flame.
Osbeck, Kenneth W.: Amazing Grace : 366 Inspiring Hymn Stories for Daily Devotions. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Kregel Publications, 1990, S. 153
Today's Comments: Christian love implies that we treat others the way that God treats us. Christian love is the love of our neighbor, as expressed in the parable of the Good Samaritan. It is love that pushes us to do what needs to be done. It is based upon the same sacrificial love that was given to mankind by Jesus Christ. It is a giving love through which we imitate Jesus. It is His love that works in us through the Holy Spirit.
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