Gedanken zum Vers des Tages
Während wir häufig von Jesus als unserem Herrn und Heiland reden, können wir gleichzeitig seine Stimme einfach ignorieren. Lasst uns den Entschluss treffen, noch vor Jahresende alle vier Evangelien (Matthäus, Markus, Lukas und Johannes) durchzulesen. Und lasst uns, während wir lesen, nach dem Herz Jesu suchen und Gottes Hilfe erbitten, damit wir ihn besser kennenlernen.
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
While we often talk about Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we can also find it easy to ignore his voice, or worse, hear Jesus' words and ignore them. Our obedience to what Jesus says demonstrates that we have put our faith in him. To foolishly disobey, ignore, or neglect to do what Jesus says is to show that we don't believe him to be our Lord to DO what he says to us as our Lord! Jesus promised a very rude awakening at judgment for those who take this attitude (Matthew 7:21-27). So, let's commit to reading through each of the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John) before the end of the year. As we read about Jesus' life and teachings, let's do it as a search for the heart of Jesus and ask God to help us know him better and follow him more thoroughly and more obediently as the Holy Spirit conforms us to be more like him (2 Corinthians 3:18)!
Mein Gebet
Während ich deine heiligen Schriften lese, die Jesus zum Mittelpunkt haben, sei mit mir, lieber Vater, in meinem Bestreben, Jesus besser zu verstehen und seinen Worten treu zu gehorchen. In seinem Namen – Jesus, Sohn Gottes und Sohn des Menschen – bete ich. Amen.
My Prayer...
Be with me, dear Father, as I seek to know Jesus better and obey his words more faithfully as I read your holy Scriptures, which find their center in him. So, I pray for obedience in my daily life in the name of my Lord, Jesus, the Son of God, the Son of Man, and my Savior. Amen.
