Monday, June 30 – “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” (John 13:35) The life of a follower of Jesus is a life of love. Even love in situations that you don’t understand. For none of us can truly understand someone else, their decisions or their journey. Your calling isn’t to understand everything and everyone. Your calling is to stand under your identity as a follower of Jesus. And your identity, as a follower of Jesus, is love.
Tuesday, July 1 – “Turn from evil and do good; then you will dwell in the land forever.” (Psalm 37:27) What is good? It’s the next right thing, in any given situation. Good isn’t always the easiest thing to do. Good isn’t always the most popular thing to do. But good is always the next right thing to do, in any given situation. Stop worrying about being right. Stop worrying about fitting in with the crowd. Start worrying about doing good, the next right thing, in any given situation.
Wednesday, July 2 – “If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.” (1 Corinthians 12:26) Life isn’t all about you. We’re all in this thing together. Life isn’t just about what you can get or what you can experience or what you think. Being a follower of Jesus means that you stand under the truth that we’re all part of one body. All the decisions that someone else makes will affect you. And all the decisions that you make will affect others. What affect are your decisions having on others today?
Thursday, July 3 – “Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.” (Hebrews 12:14) The life of a follower of Jesus is a life of peace keeping, peace giving and peace seeking. Contrary to popular opinion it isn’t a life of judgment and condemnation. Shaming, blaming and berating isn’t your calling, as a follower of Jesus. Your calling is to “live in peace with everyone”. This peace seeking life is a holy life.
Independence Day – “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” (Ephesians 4:32) Dwell on these three words today – kind, compassionate and forgiving. Would you say that these three words describe you? If not, what can you do today (the next right thing) in order to be more kind, compassionate and forgiving? While you’re at it, thank God for the freedom to be more kind, compassionate and forgiving.
Saturday, July 5 – “Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.” (Romans 12:15) In other words, meet people where they are and walk with them. Just as God meets you and walks with you. As a follower of Jesus your calling isn’t to change people. Your calling is to walk with people. Leave all the changing stuff to God.
Tuesday, July 1 – “Turn from evil and do good; then you will dwell in the land forever.” (Psalm 37:27) What is good? It’s the next right thing, in any given situation. Good isn’t always the easiest thing to do. Good isn’t always the most popular thing to do. But good is always the next right thing to do, in any given situation. Stop worrying about being right. Stop worrying about fitting in with the crowd. Start worrying about doing good, the next right thing, in any given situation.
Wednesday, July 2 – “If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.” (1 Corinthians 12:26) Life isn’t all about you. We’re all in this thing together. Life isn’t just about what you can get or what you can experience or what you think. Being a follower of Jesus means that you stand under the truth that we’re all part of one body. All the decisions that someone else makes will affect you. And all the decisions that you make will affect others. What affect are your decisions having on others today?
Thursday, July 3 – “Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.” (Hebrews 12:14) The life of a follower of Jesus is a life of peace keeping, peace giving and peace seeking. Contrary to popular opinion it isn’t a life of judgment and condemnation. Shaming, blaming and berating isn’t your calling, as a follower of Jesus. Your calling is to “live in peace with everyone”. This peace seeking life is a holy life.
Independence Day – “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” (Ephesians 4:32) Dwell on these three words today – kind, compassionate and forgiving. Would you say that these three words describe you? If not, what can you do today (the next right thing) in order to be more kind, compassionate and forgiving? While you’re at it, thank God for the freedom to be more kind, compassionate and forgiving.
Saturday, July 5 – “Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.” (Romans 12:15) In other words, meet people where they are and walk with them. Just as God meets you and walks with you. As a follower of Jesus your calling isn’t to change people. Your calling is to walk with people. Leave all the changing stuff to God.
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