A gentle answer deflects anger,
but harsh words make tempers flare.
2 TIMOTHY 1:13 (NLT)
Hold on to the pattern of wholesome teaching you learned from me—a pattern shaped by the faith and love that you have in Christ Jesus.
THE ESSENCE
Live according to the ways that Christ lives.
DAILY FODDER
What are the top two or three things about the way that Christ lived that should be the most evident in the way we live?
PRAYER
Master Jesus, through your life, death, and resurrection, you have established a new pattern for life. Forgive us for embracing you in name but not your pattern. We love to argue and pontificate as though our words were yours. Help us humbly embrace your way of making the world a better place. I want to see your kingdom come here on earth so that everything that happens here will align with what is happening in heaven. 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.