Pensamento:
Enquanto falamos frequentemente sobre Jesus como nosso Senhor e Salvador, também podemos achar fácil ignorar a sua voz. Vamos nos comprometer a ler cada um dos quatro Evangelhos (Mateus, Marcos, Lucas e João) antes de terminar o ano. Enquanto lermos, vamos fazê-lo como uma busca do coração de Jesus, e pedir que Deus nos ajude a conhecê-lo melhor.
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)!
Oração:
Esteja comigo, querido Pai, enquanto procuro conhecer Jesus melhor. E também na minha busca para obedecer suas palavras mais fielmente, enquanto leio suas Santas Escrituras, que são centradas nele. No seu nome, Jesus, Filho de Deus e Filho do Homem, eu oro. Amém. || http://www.iluminalma.com/img/il_joao8_31-32.html
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.
