Gedanken zum Vers des Tages
Erlösend – so hat Jesus gelebt! Er versuchte, einen Unterschied im Leben der anderen zu machen. Sein Ziel war nicht die Revanche, das Erhalten des persönlichen Rechts oder das Gewinnen durch Argumente. Sein Ziel war es, mit Menschen erlösend zusammen zu wirken, um sie gesegneter zu verlassen, als er ihnen zuvor begegnet war.
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
REDEMPTIVELY — That's how Jesus lived! He sought to make a difference in the lives of everyone he met — friends, sinners, and adversaries. His goal wasn't getting even, getting what was rightfully his, or even winning the arguments he had. Jesus focused on interacting with people redemptively. His mission was to leave them more blessed than where he first found them. The apostle Paul lived with the same goal. He could say, "I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some" (1 Corinthians 9:22). In our passage today, he challenges us to do the same!
Mein Gebet
Verzeih mir, O Gott, den Groll, den ich aufgestaut habe und die bösen Gedanken, die ich über andere Menschen hatte. Hilf mir, die Menschen so zu sehen und zu werten, wie es Jesus tat. In seinem Namen bete ich. Amen.
My Prayer...
Forgive me, O God, for the grudges I've harbored and the evil things I've thought about others. Help me to see others and value them as Jesus does- how he valued them when he ministered to them while on earth. Please use me to be a redemptive influence on all my life touches. In the name of the Lord Jesus, I pray. Amen.
