Saturday, January 14, 2017

Acting lovingly toward each other

The Second Sunday after Epiphany

Don’t you know that we all have God as our Father? Didn’t the one God create each of us? Then why do you cheat each other? ~ Malachi 2:10a (CEV)

All people will know that you are my followers if you love each other. ~ John 13:35 (NCV)

KEY IDEA:
When we love each other we are proving that we have the same Father in heaven.
PRAYER:
Dearest Father,

THANKS: I am grateful for your love. It defines who I am.

REGRETS: I'm sorry that I don't always love other followers of Jesus. It's really hard because so many of them are jerks. And maybe I am, too. It's really hard to love people.

INTERCESSION: Show me how to love. That is, give me some practical ways that I can love difficult people.

PURPOSE: I really want to demonstrate my connection to you by loving everyone else who is connected to you.

Amen.