S: Acts 17:7 "And Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all guilty of treason against Caesar, for they profess allegiance to another king, named Jesus.”
O: Paul and Silas were preaching about Jesus and why he had to suffer and die. The Jews were afraid and their world was turning upside down. They were preaching an allegiance or devotion to another king and his name Jesus.
A: We are living in America where idolatry rules the land. We worship many things, including sports. Our emotions are influenced by money and sports and other things that are not Jesus. Where is my allegiance? Who controls my emotions?
P: Jesus, I say you are my king. Does my thought life and actions convey that you are my king? Do I want to build and expand your kingdom? Do I take orders from my king? I submit to you tonight as my king and my lord!
S: 1 Thessalonians 3:12 (AMP) 12 And may the Lord make you to increase and excel and overflow in love for one another and for all people, just as we also do for you.
O: 1) The source of the love? God 2) Who to love? One another and all people. 3) How much love? Increase and overflow? 4) Their example? Paul (as he imitated Christ)
A: At the MET conference last week I noticed my remarkable lack of love for people. I tried to get to know them, and they didn't try to get to know me, (except on the surface). My response was to isolate, then the critical thoughts about others came in. When I realized my sin on Wednesday morning, I asked the Lord to forgive me and shared it at the meeting. UGH, my black heart. For the next week I want to pray this verse daily, and to record instances where I showed love or lack of love on a daily basis.
P: Lord, I love you. You are perfect, loving, kind, faithful. In one sense it is so easy to love you. You are worthy of my love. But humans are another story. Lord, I love people that are naturally kind to me. People I have something in common with. People that go deep, people that share their hearts, people that don't talk too much in groups, people that are "worthy" in my eyes. Oh Lord, if I could only see people like you do. Each one has a soul that you died for. Lord, I cannot manufacture this love within me. You are the source. I ask that you increase my love to overflowing. I pray especially for Magda in Bible study. She irritates me to death as she runs off on rabbit trails and dominates the discussion. But Lord, give me a love for her that overflows. Do a great work in my heart. Give me self-control to not to let critical thoughts creep in, but instead pray for her in Love. Amen.
S: Acts 17:7 "And Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all guilty of treason against Caesar, for they profess allegiance to another king, named Jesus.”
ReplyDeleteO: Paul and Silas were preaching about Jesus and why he had to suffer and die. The Jews were afraid and their world was turning upside down. They were preaching an allegiance or devotion to another king and his name Jesus.
A: We are living in America where idolatry rules the land. We worship many things, including sports. Our emotions are influenced by money and sports and other things that are not Jesus. Where is my allegiance? Who controls my emotions?
P: Jesus, I say you are my king. Does my thought life and actions convey that you are my king? Do I want to build and expand your kingdom? Do I take orders from my king? I submit to you tonight as my king and my lord!
S: 1 Thessalonians 3:12 (AMP) 12 And may the Lord make you to increase and excel and overflow in love for one another and for all people, just as we also do for you.
ReplyDeleteO: 1) The source of the love? God 2) Who to love? One another and all people. 3) How much love? Increase and overflow? 4) Their example? Paul (as he imitated Christ)
A: At the MET conference last week I noticed my remarkable lack of love for people. I tried to get to know them, and they didn't try to get to know me, (except on the surface). My response was to isolate, then the critical thoughts about others came in. When I realized my sin on Wednesday morning, I asked the Lord to forgive me and shared it at the meeting. UGH, my black heart. For the next week I want to pray this verse daily, and to record instances where I showed love or lack of love on a daily basis.
P: Lord, I love you. You are perfect, loving, kind, faithful. In one sense it is so easy to love you. You are worthy of my love. But humans are another story. Lord, I love people that are naturally kind to me. People I have something in common with. People that go deep, people that share their hearts, people that don't talk too much in groups, people that are "worthy" in my eyes. Oh Lord, if I could only see people like you do. Each one has a soul that you died for. Lord, I cannot manufacture this love within me. You are the source. I ask that you increase my love to overflowing. I pray especially for Magda in Bible study. She irritates me to death as she runs off on rabbit trails and dominates the discussion. But Lord, give me a love for her that overflows. Do a great work in my heart. Give me self-control to not to let critical thoughts creep in, but instead pray for her in Love. Amen.