We're going to ask the LORD All-Powerful to treat us with kindness. Come and join us.
ACTS 16:15 (MSG)
After Lydia was baptized, along with everyone in her household, she said in a surge of hospitality, “If you’re confident that I’m in this with you and believe in the Master truly, come home with me and be my guests.”
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Our calling is to seek the Lord in the company of others.
DAILY FODDER
Practically speaking, how is seeking the Lord in the company of others different from making that pursuit as an individual? Hint: Notice that as soon as Lydia believed, she was immediately drawn into hospitality.
PRAYER
Welcoming God, you've invited us to join the fellowship of those who are turning to you. Forgive me for overemphasizing the individual pursuit of holiness. Help me to figure out how I fit in the company of believers, especially when so many of them are so different from me. I'm going to invite others into my home and my life. Amen.
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
Give us enough food for today.
Forgive us our wrongdoing,
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you would protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you would protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
