I offered my back to those who beat me
and my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard.
I did not hide my face
from mockery and spitting.
JOHN 15:13 (NLT)
There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Love and loyalty involve sacrifice.
DAILY FODDER
How have you experienced sacrificial love or loyalty in your life?
PRAYER
Loving Lord, you did lay down your life for us. We, on the other hand, are inclined to take the easiest and most comfortable routes to relationships. Help us to walk with you and in your footprints as we seek to develop genuine relationships. Show us what sacrifice means in our context. I understand that there is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends. And you are my friend. Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER (ABP)
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.
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 will 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 will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
