Grateful for Love| Short Bible Study Devotionals and Encouragement for Christian Women

The Incarnate Christ (His physical birth has been realized) responds to His Jewish critics in John 8:58 with, “Believe me, said Jesus, “ I am who I am  long before Abraham was anything.” The Message Jesus the Christ made it explicitly clear, that He was with God in the beginning. He is the Eternal Word that has always been and will always be.

Christ pre-incarnate is found in Daniel 3: 25. The episode reading includes Daniel 3:13 - 25. Not only did God stop the fire from destroying the three young men namely: Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, but He appeared as the fourth man in the fire with them. Interestingly enough, the fourth letter in Hebrew "dalet" symbolizes the "door" into the tent. It can be said to be 't...

We have been sharing about the prophecies in the Old Testament of Jesus who would come to save all men from their sins. However, in today's episode, we will explore the pre-incarnate (before the actual physical birth) Christ appearing to Abraham found in Genesis chapter 18. Before the Word ever becomes flesh in John 1:14 in the New Testament , Jesus is one of three visitors, who meets with Abr...

Jesus the Christ, the second Person of the Godhead was prophesied to come and be born as a man - hundreds and hundreds of years before His actual physical birth. In Psalms 22: 16 - 18 (NLT) we find one of these very distinct prophecies. "My enemies surround me like a pack of dogs; an evil gang closes in on me. They have pierced my hands and feet. I can count all my bones. My enemies stare at...

In this episode and several to follow, we will be sharing about either the prophesies of Christ being born into the world to save mankind from His sins. We will also discover some examples of the pre-incarnate Christ and how He appeared to those who believed in the Old Testament. Our first being a prophecy of His coming in Isaiah 53:5. “But because of our sins he was wounded, beaten because of the...

Every newborn is expected to grow and develop into an adult. In fact, most parents are quick to take their children to doctors when they don’t see a consistent progression of growth! Why is it then are we negligent of our spiritual growth in God and convince ourselves it’s okay to remain as we are. Jesus, didn’t die for us to stay as we’ve always been. He has lovingly provided His Word to nourish...

5 But those who obey God's word truly show how completely they love him. That is how we know we are living in him. 6 Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did. I John 2: 5 -6

“Jesus explained, “I am the Way, I am the Truth, and I am the Life. No one comes next to the Father except through union with me. To know me is to know my Father too.” ‭‭John‬ ‭14‬:‭6‬ ‭TPT‬‬

“On the contrary, everything happening to me in this jail only serves to make Christ more accurately known, regardless of whether I live or die. They didn’t shut me up; they gave me a platform! Alive, I’m Christ’s messenger; dead, I’m his prize. Life versus even more life! I can’t lose.” ‭‭Philippians‬ ‭1‬:‭18‬-‭21‬ ‭MSG‬‬

“Whatever I have, wherever I am, I can make it through anything in the One who makes me who I am. “ ‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4‬:‭13 MSG‬‬

“Friends, don’t get me wrong: By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but I’ve got my eye on the goal, where God is beckoning us onward—to Jesus. I’m off and running, and I’m not turning back.” ‭‭Philippians‬ ‭3‬:‭13- 14‬ ‭MSG‬‬

Yielding to God should be easier than what we sometimes make it. His Spirit is ever present in the lives of believers in order that He shines through to bring a greater light into a darkened lost world. We must yield to Him, so He can lead us, and in turn please Him. “God will continually revitalize you, implanting within you the passion to do what pleases him.” ‭‭Philippians‬ ‭2‬:‭13‬ ‭TPT‬‬

“Since Christ, though innocent, suffered in his flesh for you, now you also must be a prepared soldier, having the same mind-set, for whoever has died in his body is done with sin. For you have already spent enough time doing what unbelievers love to do—living in debauchery, sensuality, partying, drunkenness, wild drinking parties, and the worship of demons.” ‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭4‬:‭1-3‬ ‭TPT‬‬

“For it is better to suffer for doing good, if it is in God’s plan, than for doing evil. Christ suffered and died for sins once and for all—the innocent for the guilty —to bring you near to God by his body being put to death and by being raised to life by the Spirit.” ‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭3‬:‭17‬-‭18‬ ‭TPT‬‬

”Even though you were once distant from him, living in the shadows of your evil thoughts and actions, he reconnected you back to himself. He released his supernatural peace to you through the sacrifice of his own body as the sin-payment on your behalf so that you would dwell in his presence. And now there is nothing between you and Father God, for he sees you as holy, flawless, and restored,“ ‭‭Co...

”For God is satisfied to have all his fullness dwelling in Christ. And by the blood of his cross, everything in heaven and earth is brought back to himself—back to its original intent, restored to innocence again!“ Jesus truly paid it all, and all to Him we owe😌 ‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1‬:‭19‬-‭20‬ ‭TPT‬‬ 🙏🏽

”Since this is the kind of life we have chosen, the life of the Spirit, let us make sure that we do not just hold it as an idea in our heads or a sentiment in our hearts, but work out its implications in every detail of our lives. That means we will not compare ourselves with each other as if one of us were better and another worse. We have far more interesting things to do with our lives. Each of...

”Keep in mind that we who belong to Jesus Christ have already experienced crucifixion. For everything connected with our self-life was put to death on the cross and crucified with Messiah.“ ‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5‬:‭24‬ ‭TPT‬‬

But the fruit produced by the Holy Spirit within you is divine love in all its varied expressions: joy that overflows, peace that subdues, patience that endures, kindness in action, a life full of virtue, faith that prevails, gentleness of heart, and strength of spirit. Never set the law above these qualities, for they are meant to be limitless.“ ‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5‬:‭22‬-‭23‬ ‭TPT‬‬ When we confess a...

This episode was inspired from the insightful article written by Matt Perman. In it we find six (6) core things that Christ accomplished for all of us. 1) Expiation - is removing our sin and guilt, 2) Propitiation - removing God’s wrath and giving us His favor, 3) Reconciliation - removing our alienation from God, 4) Redemption - releasing the power of sin by breaking its control over us, 5) defea...

True believers should never take the “freedom” that Christ afforded us by dying on the cross only to continue in habitual, sinful behaviors. He wants all of our heart, so that He can live fully through us as we learn to walk practically through Him. As the heart is surrendered and changed, so will our old lifestyles and behaviors.🙏🏼

”But when you yield to the life of the Spirit, you will no longer be living under the law, but soaring above it!“ ‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5‬:‭18‬ ‭TPT‬‬ Jesus died that we might live a victorious life through Him‼️🙏🏼

To live and walk with Christ by His Spirit brings us great freedom whereby we are no longer ruled under the tyranny of our sinful nature. Thank God that Jesus has set us free, and His ever present Spirit enables us to live free!🙏🏼

”But Christ proved God’s passionate love for us by dying in our place while we were still lost and ungodly!“ ‭‭Romans‬ ‭5‬:‭8‬ ‭TPT‬‬ He died for ALL for us‼️🙏🏼♥️

”Those who reject me and do not accept my message have one who will judge them. The words I have spoken will be their judge on the last day! This is true, because I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has commanded me what I must say and speak. And I know that his command brings eternal life.” ‭‭John‬ ‭12‬:‭48‬-‭50‬ ‭GNT‬‬