Tag Archives: God’s love

August 17, 2014


Hosea 2:23 “I will plant her for myself in the land;I will show my love to the one I called ‘Not my loved one.’ I will say to those called ‘Not my people,’ ‘You are my people’ ;and they will … Continue reading

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July 6, 2014


Isaiah 30:18 Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him! Once again we have a greatly comforting statement … Continue reading

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May 15, 2014


Psalm 111:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise. There are a couple of differences in nuance between the NIV and the Japanese here. … Continue reading

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March 12, 2014


2 Samuel 22:26-27 “To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless, to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.” There has always been a degree of truth … Continue reading

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March 3, 2014


Genesis 18:25 “Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?” This whole story of Abraham bargaining with God, so to speak, is one of the most remarkable in the whole Bible. In the first place, there is a … Continue reading

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February 26, 2014


Revelation 15:4 “Who will not fear you, O Lord, and bring glory to your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous acts have been revealed.” All who refuse to acknowledge … Continue reading

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October 23, 2013


Isaiah 63:9 In all their distress he too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old. The line … Continue reading

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October 4, 2013


Psalm 149:4 For the LORD takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation. Once again we have an interesting difference in translation. Where the NIV says “takes delight in,” the Japanese simply says “loves.” Thinking about it, … Continue reading

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August 22, 2012


1 John 4:7-8 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. If any … Continue reading

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June 20, 2012


1 Corinthians 13:13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. It is, of course, of great significance that in the middle of his long discussion of gifting and “body life” in … Continue reading

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