Solid 15

Written by: Jeff G.

Spend 5 minutes in Worship
Chandler Moore - He Understands

Spend 5 minutes in the Word
John 15:18-22

“If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first.  The world would love you as one of its own if you belonged to it, but you are no longer part of the world.  I chose you to come out of the world, so it hates you.  Do you remember what I told you? ‘A slave is not greater than its master.’ Since they persecuted me, naturally they will persecute you.  And if they had listened to me, they would listen to you. They will do all this to you because of me, for they have rejected the one who sent me. They would not be guilty if I had not come and spoken to them. But now they have no excuse for their sin.”

Spend 5 minutes in Prayer
Father, we come to You today with hearts overflowing with gratitude. Even though You are God, You chose to be with us, to teach us, guide us, and refine us to be more like You. You joined us in the form of a “person” so that You could be “personal”, so that through sacrifice You could demonstrate Your abundant love for each and every one of us. Jesus, we thank You for not only teaching us with Your Word, but for actually showing us how to live, how to love others, and how to be closer to You. Lord, we humbly ask for a renewal of strength as we continue to show forgiveness to those who bring persecution upon us. We ask that we may continue to resemble You in every way, even when our hearts want so desperately to turn cold. We pray that we don’t allow bitterness or resentment to take root, and that we allow Your Word to saturate our hearts as we continue to love those who try to hurt us. We do this because we love You, and want to be more like You.  In the name of Jesus Christ we pray.  Amen.


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