Gedanken zum Vers des Tages
Liebe ist nicht nur ein Gefühl. Liebe ist eine Tätigkeit. Für Gläubige eine Tätigkeit, die unsere Liebe zu Jesus am deutlichsten darin zeigt, dass wir seinen Worten, seinem Willen und seinem Beispiel gehorsam sind.
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Love is much more than just a feeling. Love is action. Jesus told us as disciples, believers who seek to genuinely follow our Lord and Savior, that the action that most shows our love for Jesus is for us to be obedient to his words, his will, and his example, and to love each other. The foolish person is not just the one who disbelieves in God (Psalm 53:1), but also the one who knows Jesus' words and maybe even claims to believe in Jesus, but doesn't obey them (Matthew 7:21-23, 26-27). Let's choose to be different, to be true disciples, to live our lives by abiding in the love of Jesus and by obeying what our Lord says, motivated by our love for him and for others (Matthew 22:36-40).
Mein Gebet
Vater, ich danke dir, dass du in Jesus deine Liebe gezeigt hast. Danke, Jesus, dass du uns gezeigt hast, wie wir unseren Vater lieben sollen, indem du seinem Willen gehorcht und sein Wort geehrt hast. Heute will ich bewusst gehorsam nach deinem Willen leben. Bitte nimm meine Taten, meine Worte und meine Gedanken als Opfergabe an. Im Namen Jesu. Amen.
My Prayer...
Father, thank you for showing your love by sending Jesus, who faithfully lived out your will. Thank you, Lord Jesus, for showing us how to love our Father by obeying his will and honoring his words. Thank you, also, Lord Jesus, for your teaching and living as an example for us to follow so we can know how to honor God. I choose to live in conscious obedience to the Father's will — just as you did, Lord Jesus — and I seek to follow your example and obey your teachings. Please receive my thoughts, words, and actions as my offering of loving praise to you. I pledge this obedience under the authority and in covenant with my Savior, Jesus of Nazareth, my Lord and Messiah. Amen.
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