A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but the slow to anger calms a dispute.                                                                                                              Proverbs 15:18  “Love is patient, love is kind” (1 Corinthians 13:4). Patience and kindness are the two words Paul uses to describe authentic love. So it shouldn’t be surprising that patience falls on the list…

Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I came to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and a man’s enemies will be the members of his household.                                                            …

The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, because he trusts in You.                                                                                                                 Isaiah 26:3  The third attribute that accompanies the presence of the Holy Spirit in the life of a believer is peace. Both in the Old and New Testaments, we see that…

For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.                                                                                                                Colossians 1:13-14  Although there are various factors that can affect our demeanor, Christian joy comes from a deep, heartfelt…

When they (the Magi) saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.                                                                                                                                                                          Matthew 2:10  Joy is an amazing thing! It puts a little click in our step and a twinkle in our eye. It motivates us to press on and meet…

Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. For this, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no…

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love.                                                                                                                         1 John 4:7-8  John leaves little room for us to doubt the importance that love…

The Christian life should be lived in a very different manner than the rest of the world. In other words, believers in Jesus Christ should positively impact their surroundings and the people in whom they come in contact. A Christian life should be one of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control….

Now, O Lord my God, You have made Your servant king in place of my father David, yet I am but a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in. Your servant is in the midst of Your people which You have chosen, a great people who are too many to be numbered or counted. So give Your servant an…

Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has taken away your sin; you shall not die.”                                                                                                              2 Samuel 12:13  Read: 2 Samuel 12 David was a man after God’s own heart. He was a man of faith….