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If You Love Me

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Becoming Like Christ – Day 129 – John 14:15 – If You Love Me – Growing As Disciples

“If you love me, you will obey what I command. John 14:15 (NIV) 

Obey Me

I do love you with all my heart and mind and soul and strength. How have you come to love me? That is a very good question. I did not come to love you because there is some great goodness or virtue in me. I have come to love you because you first loved me. You loved and gave yourself for me. You lived and died for me. You drew me to yourself. You sought me out. You relentlessly pursued me. I was living a life that was far from you. I was walking on a path that led me away from you. But you would not let me go. You rescued me from a life without you. You turned my life around. You helped me to leave my old life of sin. You have helped me to begin and continue to love, follow and serve you as my Savior and Lord. I now want to live my life with and for you. You have done all this in and for me. You have made me to be your child. You have adopted me into your family. You have placed your Holy Spirit in me. I am all yours both now and forever. Yes, you are all mine. I have done all things for you.

Is it difficult for you to obey me? Is it a heavy burden for you to do what I ask of you? Are my commands burdensome to you? Is it difficult for you to do what is good and right and pleasing to me? No, obeying you is not any of these things to me. It is my joy to go and do what you ask of me. It is my pleasure to look for ways to do what is good and right and pleasing to you. There is nothing I would rather do than obey you. There is no place I would rather be than following you. Loving and following and serving you has given my life hope and meaning and joy and purpose. So, I am listening for your voice. I am following your instruction. I am receiving your guidance. So, it is my prayer that you will lead and guide me. It is my prayer that you will use me in your service. I am at your disposal. I am at your service. Use me however you will. That I have been doing. That I will continue to do. Follow me. Yes Lord, I will follow you all the days of my life. That will be very good. 

Lord, your love for me has shown me how to love you. You gave yourself to me. I will give myself to you. It is my joy to love, follow and serve you. I will obey your commands. It is no burden for me to joyfully go and do what is pleasing to you. I love you Lord. Amen

Key Question… How has your love for the Lord made it not burdensome for you to obey Him?

Living It Out…  Love, follow and obey the Lord so you can come to know Him more intimately.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that the Lord will help you to love, follow and obey Him.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how your life has taken on meaning and purpose by loving the Lord.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you love the Lord by doing what He asks of you.

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So Walk In Him

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Becoming Like Christ – Day 130 – Colossians 2:6-7 – So Walk In Him- Growing As Disciples

As you have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving. Colossians 2:6-7 (NKJV)

Walk

How will you walk through life? Not alone, that is for sure. What do you mean that? I started out this life of faith with you. You drew me to yourself. You showed yourself to me. You made your salvation known and available to me. You called me to come to you. You helped me to place all my faith and hope and trust in you. You turned my life around. You helped me to walk away from my sinful life in the world. You gave me a new path to follow. You gave me a new race to run. You have been leading and guiding me every step of the way as I have loved, followed and served you. Have I walked perfectly? Have I always run well? No, I have not. Have I sometimes stumbled? Yes, I have. But you have always picked me up. You have dusted me off and set me back on course. You started and have established all my faith in you. Yes, I have. So, I will continue walking through life with you. That will be very good.

How will you walk through life with me? With a heart filled with faith, I will place all my hope and trust in you. My heart and mind and life with remain focused on you. I will listen to your voice. I will receive your instruction. I will follow your guidance. I will continue to follow you to where you lead me. I will continue to do whatever you ask of me. Everything about me will be rooted in you. You will feed me. You will sustain me. You will strengthen me. You will build me up and encourage me. You will keep me moving forward with you. Yes, I will.

I have more to say. What’s that? I will live a life of gratefulness. I will give you all my thanks and praise. I will acknowledge all your work in and through my life. I will give you honor. What you do in and through me will be to your credit. You will receive the glory for all that you will do in and through my life. I know that you will continue the work that you started in me. You will complete your work. You will keep on growing my faith in you. Yes, I will. For that I am thankful beyond what my words can express. That is very good.

Lord, I will place all my faith and hope and trust in you. I will walk with you through life. I will allow myself to be rooted in you. Thank you for nourishing, sustaining and strengthening me as you build up my faith in you. I am grateful for all you have done for me. Amen

Key Question… How does your life look different since you started walking with Christ through life?

Living It Out… Place all your faith in Christ and remain rooted in Him as you walk with Him through life.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that the Lord will nourish, sustain, strengthen, and build you up in Him as you walk with Him through life.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how you are placing your faith in Christ as you remain rooted in Him.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you walk with Christ so you can be rooted and established and grow in faith in Him.

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Come To Know Him

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We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands. The man who says, “I know him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But if anyone obeys his word, God’s love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did. 1 John 2:3-6 (NIV)

Know You

Will you obey me? Will you receive my instruction? Will you follow my guidance? Will you go where I guide you? Will you do what I ask of you? Without question, I will obey you. Without hesitation I will go where you guide me and do what you ask of me. Without a doubt, I will receive your instruction and follow your guidance. Why are you so ready and willing to follow and obey me? You love me. I love you. You gave yourself fully for me. I will give myself fully to you. It is no burdensome task for me to follow and obey your commands. I want to go and do what is pleasing to you. I am actually looking for ways that I can do what is pleasing to you. It is my joy to love, follow and serve you. That is very good.

What do you hope will happen as you follow and serve me? It is my hoped and desire that I will come to know you. As I come to know you, I am sure that I will love more and more as I follow and serve you. When I say that I want to know you, I don’t mean that I want to know about you. I mean that I want to know you intimately. I want to hear your voice. I want to live and walk closely with you. As I remain in your presence, I want to be changed by you. How do you want me to change you? I want you to cause me to passionately love, follow and serve you. I want to be so on fire for you that I will shine and burn as a bright and bold witness for you in the world. I want your light to shine through me into the darkness of this world. I want people to be drawn to you because they see your life being lived out, in and through me. I want to live as you lived. I want to walk as you walked. I want my life to be patterned after your life. I want your thoughts and words and deeds to become my thoughts and words and deeds. I want your thoughts to be in my mind. I want your words coming out of my mouth. I want your deeds to be done through my life. In every way, I want my live to bring glory to your name. That is my prayer. This is what I am asking of you. I will hear and answer your prayers. Thank you, Lord.  

Lord, it is the desire of my heart to come to know and love and follow and serve you. Use your word to give me the desire and strength and power to go and do what you are commanding me. Every day I want to live and walk just as you lived and walked. Amen

Key Question… How has knowing and loving God made it not burdensome to do what is commanded of you?

Living It Out… Obey Christ’s commands and walk as He walked so that you will come to know and love and follow and serve Him.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that God’s word will give you the desire and power to do what is commanded of you.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how you are coming to know Christ and walk as He walked.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you obey Christ’s commands and walk as He walked so you will come to know Him.

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Come Follow Me

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Becoming Like Christ – Day 133 – Matthew 4:18-22 – Come Follow Me – Growing As Disciples

As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” At once they left their nets and followed him. Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him. Matthew 4:18-22 (NIV)  

Kingdom Harvest 

Would you be willing to drop anything or everything you were doing to go and do what I asked of you? Would you allow my call to alter, and in fact define, the entire course of your life? Would you welcome my purposes and plans into your life, as your very own? Would you keep your eyes and ears open to my call on your life? Would take a second look at interruptions to your schedule to consider if I am giving you a unique opportunity to serve me? Would you make following and serving me the absolute priority of your life? Wow, you have asked me a lot of questions. Do you have an answer to my questions? Yes, I do. I hope that my life has already demonstrated that I will say yes to whatever you ask me to go and do for you. Do I think that I have always given an immediate unqualified yes to you? No, I do not. Sometimes, I have not said yes to you. Sometimes, I have been dull and distracted and unwilling or unable to hear from you. Sometimes, I have gone and done the opposite of what you have asked of me. Sometimes, I have reluctantly and begrudgingly gone and done what you asked of me. Sometimes, I have had a less than perfect attitude even when I have said yes to you. For all these failings, I ask for your forgiveness. You are forgiven. Thank you for all the forgiveness I have in you. I am so thankful for the many and ongoing opportunities you continue to give me to go and do what you ask of me. You have never given up on me. No, I have not. Nor will I ever give up on you. It is my pleasure and joy to be used by you. It is my hope and prayer and desire to bear fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. I want to be a fisher of men. I wanted to be actively working in your kingdom harvest. Make me who you want me to be. Give me what you want me to do. That is the prayer of my heart. I will hear and answer that prayer. Thank you, Lord. 

Lord, I am willing to drop anything and everything to go and do what you ask of me. I am at your service. I am fully available to you. Make me to be a fisher of men. Help me to lead others to you. Use me in your kingdom harvest. Give me work to do for you. Amen

Key Question… How are your eyes and ears open to the Lord calling you to go and serve Him?

Living It Out… Be willing to drop what you are doing so you can go and serve the Lord.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that the Lord is calling you to serve Him.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how the Lord has asked you to go and do something for Him.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you drop everything so you can follow and serve Christ.

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Who Is This?

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Becoming Like Christ – Day 134 – Luke 8:22-25 – Who Is This? – Growing As Disciples

One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s go over to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and set out. As they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger. The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!” He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm. “Where is your faith?” he asked his disciples. In fear and amazement they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him.” Luke 8:22-25 (NIV)

Storms

I have faced some difficult storms in life. There have been several times when I thought I might drown. Each time, I have cried out to you. Each time, I have come to rely on you. Each time, I have placed my faith in you. Have I done this all perfectly? Absolutely not. I wish that my prayers would have been more faith filled. I wish that I would have been more reliant on you and less filled with fear. But nevertheless, you have heard and answered my prayers. You have never left me alone in a storm. You have drawn near to me as I have drawn to you. You have calmed my storms and brought me through every difficulty. Yes, I have heard and answered your prayers. Yes, I have helped you come to rely on me. Yes, I have helped you to place all your faith in me. 

Do you wish that you would have never gone through any storms in life? Would that make a difference? No, you would still go through storms in life. I went through storms in life. You will go through storms in life. This sin broken world is filled with storms of all kinds. Why then, did you ask me that question? I want you to see the value of storms. What good has come out of the storms you have gone though in life? Would you be willing to trade no storms for what good has come out of the storms you have gone through? The storms of life have caused me to rely on you. The storms of life have caused me to pray to you. The storms of life have grown my faith in you. In every storm, I can say that I have come to know you better. So no, I would not trade having no storms for how I have benefited from them. That’s good. That does not mean I want to go through the same storms again. That’s understood.

Knowing what you know about storms, what will you do differently? I will face storms more calmly and more joyfully and more faithfully. Why is that? I know that you will be with me to help me. I know that you will bring me through each and every storm. I can hold on to you. You will hold on to me. Yes, I will. One day, all the storms of life will be over, and I will come to live forever in heaven you. Yes, you will. That will be very good. Yes, it will.

Lord, I have been in fearful storms in life. At times, I thought I was going to drown. I have cried out to you in prayer. I have placed my faith in you. You have heard all my prayers. Thank you for calming my storms and growing my faith as I have relied on you. Amen

Key Question… How have you cried out to the Lord in the middle of a fear filled raging storm?

Living It Out… Follow Christ closely so that you can come to know and love and follow and serve Him.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that the Lord will help you to come to know Him as you follow Him.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how you have come to know Christ better as you have followed Him.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you place all your faith in the Lord as you go through storms in life.

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Carefully Consider How You Listen

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“No one lights a lamp and hides it in a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he puts it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light. For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open. Therefore consider carefully how you listen. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken from him.” Luke 8:16-18 (NIV)  

Listen And Hear

How will you know if you are really listening to me? How will you make sure that you are really hearing what I want you to hear? I will make time to hear from you. I will not race through life making myself unavailable to hear from you. I will sit at your feet. I will quiet myself before you. I will give you my undivided attention. I will make listening to you the absolute and highest priority of my life. I know that there is a difference between casually listening and really hearing. What’s the difference? If I am only casually listening your word might go in my one ear and out the other. Such listening would have no real and lasting impact on my life. It probably would be better to not listen at all than to casually listen. Why is that? Casually listening might fool me into thinking that I was really hearing you. That’s true.

How will you know if you are really listening and fully hearing me? I will put into practice all that you are teaching me. My thoughts and word and actions will be quite different if I am really listening and fully hearing you. How will you know if your thoughts and words and actions are quite different because you have heard from me? I will be shining brightly in the world for you. I will be a bold and bright witness for you. Others will have been drawn to you through the brightness of your light shining in and through my life. I will be receiving all that you want to give me. I will be growing into the person you have called me to become. Is there anything else that you might have missed? Well, it almost goes without saying that I will not be walking in darkness. I will be letting nothing prevent the brightness of your light form shining in and through me. If I have really listened and heard from you, I will be continually walking with you in the light. I will be continually separating myself from darkness so that I will be able to bear fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. Yes, you will. That will be very good. 

Lord, I want my life to shine brightly in the world for you. I do not want your light in me to be hidden. I will guard my life against any darkness that hinder my light from shining brightly for you. I will listen attentively to you. Give me all you want me to receive. Amen

Key Question… What would be the equivalent of hiding the light of your life in a jar or under a bed?

Living It Out… .Listen attentively to the Lord so that you will be able to shine brightly for Him in this dark world.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that the Lord will shine brightly through your life as you listen attentively to Him.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how the light of your life is shining brightly in a dark world.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you listen attentively to the Lord so you will shine brightly in the world for Him.

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For Such A Time As This

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Becoming Like Christ – Day 137 – Esther 4:4 – For Such A Time As This – Growing As Disciples

For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?” Esther 4:14 (NIV)  

Your Instrument

Here I am. I am watching. I am waiting. I am ready to be used by you, as your instrument. I will go and do whatever you ask of me. I will not hesitate. I will not make excuses. I will jump at the chance to serve you. Don’t think that you will have to wait too long. Don’t think that you will need to go too far. Why is that? I have placed you right where you are. You will have plenty of opportunities to serve me right here and right now. How will I know when and where and how you want to use me? If you are truly watching and waiting and ready to serve me, your opportunities to serve me will become quite obvious to you. Is that right? Yes, it is. I am so glad to hear that. Why is that? I thought maybe I had been set on the shelf. I thought maybe I would be of little use to you.  I thought maybe I had missed my time or lost my opportunity. Nothing could be further from the truth. Nothing could be a more deceptive lie from the devil. I have been preparing you for my use. I have given you many gifts and talents and abilities with which you can serve me. I will use you to accomplish my purposes and fulfill my plans. For that, I am so thankful. I have no greater desire than to be used by you. I want to go and do all that you ask of me. It will be my joy and pleasure to serve you. I want to bear fruit for your kingdom. I want to bring glory to your name. That is very good. But I must tell you something. What’s that? You already are being used by me. You have already been bearing fruit for my kingdom and bringing glory to my name. You are already going and doing what I have asked of you. Really? Yes, really. Be encouraged. Be lifted up. Be strengthened. That is such good news to hear. But be ready. Why is that? Greater opportunities for you to serve me are coming. Use every opportunity I give you. Make the best use of the time, that is coming to you. Don’t let any opportunity slip by you. Don’t let any opportunity go to waste. I won’t Lord. Help me to be faithful. Help me to say yes to everything you ask of me. You will have my help. I will work in and through you. You will accomplish my purposes and fulfill my plans. You will continue to bear fruit for my kingdom and bring glory to my name. Thank you, Lord.

Lord, thank you for placing me right where I am. You have given me unique opportunities to serve you here and now. Help me to go and do all that you ask of me. Help me to accomplish your purposes and fulfill your plans. Fruitfully use me in your service. Amen

Key Question… Where has the Lord uniquely placed you so He can use you for His purposes to accomplish His plans?

Living It Out… .Allow God to use you to accomplish His purposes and fulfill His plans.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that the Lord has uniquely placed you in a position to serve Him.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how the Lord has used you to accomplish His purposes and plans.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you go and do all that the Lord asks of you.

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The Word Of God Is Living And Active

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Becoming Like Christ – Day 138 – Hebrews 4:12 – The Word Of God Is Living And Active – Growing As Disciples

For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 (NIV)

Your Work 

I welcome you to do your work in me. How do you think I will do my work in you? What tool do you think I will use to do my work in you? You will use a wide variety of tools to do your work in me. That’s true. But, do I have a primary tool that I will use to do my work in you? Yes, you do. You will use your word to do your work in me. I’m glad that you know this to be true. Why is that? Some believe that they can take or leave my word. Some think that it is up to them to accept or reject portions of my word. What do you think about that? I think that if I reject portions of your word I do so at my own peril. I would never set myself up as an authority that has the wisdom to accept or reject portions of your word. I am not the evaluator of your word. Your word is the evaluator of me. I am not the corrector of your word. Your word is the corrector of me. To think otherwise would be incredibly foolish and prideful. No, I will humbly accept all that your word has to say to me. It is my delight to take your word deep into my heart and mind and life. I am thankful that you have been using your word to form all my thoughts and words and actions. You have used your word to guard and guide the entire course of my life. Your word has been changing my heart and transforming my mind. Your word has made me able to resist temptation and stand against evil Your word has richly blessed my life. I can’t get enough of your word. I delight to hear you speaking to me. I will hold on to your word. I will believe your promises. That is very good.

I have more to say. I’m listening. Your word has helped me to come to know and to love and to follow and serve you. For that, I am thankful beyond what my words can express. You have revived and refreshed and restored me by your word. You have lifted me up and encouraged me with your word. It is the delight of my life to meet with you daily in your word. Speak to me Lord, I am listening. Yes, you are and that is very good. 

Lord, your word is true. Your word is right. Your word is trustworthy. I will rely on your word. Use your word to do your work in my life. Use your word to form all my thoughts, words, and actions. Guard and guide the entire course of my life with your word. Amen

Key Question… How has God used His word to guide and guard the course of your life?

Living It Out… .Allow God to use His word to do His work in you.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that God will use His word to do His work in you.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how God has used His word to do His work in you.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you allow God to use His word to do His work in you.

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Sent Them Into The World

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Becoming Like Christ – Day 139 – John 17:18 – Sent Them Into The World – Growing As Disciples

As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. John 17:18 (NIV)

Send Me

Go ahead. You can do that. I can do what? You can send me wherever you want me to go. I will go and do whatever you ask of me. I have already sent you into the world. You are to be my witness right now, right where you are. There is no need to watch and wait for something more, something bigger or something else. If you do that, you will miss going and doing what I have for you right now. Now, don’t hear me incorrectly. I want you to be watching and waiting for my activity in and around you at all times. I want you to live in a moment by moment intimate relationship with me. In that sense, I want you to always be watching at waiting and listening attentively for me. I just don’t want you to miss the here and now for what you might think or want to happen in the future. I understand. That’s good.

I have more to say. I’m listening attentively to you. A day will not go by that I won’t have something for you to do for me. Every day, I will use you as my witness in the world. Every day, I will give you opportunities to be of service to me. Every day, I will be asking you to love like I loved, give like I gave and serve like I served. I will be asking you to follow my example. You will need to keep your eyes and ears open. Watch and listen for the opportunities that I will give to you. Listen to my voice speaking to you. Follow the prompting of my Holy Spirit living and working in and through you. That I will do. It will be my honor and privilege and joy to live like you lived and do what you did. That will be very good.

There is something you can be sure. What’s that? You will not be alone in your efforts. You will not be operating under your power. How so? I will be with you. I will help you to accomplish everything I ask you to go and do for me. I’m positive that I will need your help. That’s good, because you certainly will need my help. Apart from me you can do nothing. You will need my help in what seems to be small and what seems to be large tasks. Rely on me at all times. Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good.

Lord, I will follow your example. I will do what you did. I will think and speak and act like you. Use me as your witness in the world. Help me to live like you lived. Help me to love like you loved. Help me to give like you gave. Help me to serve like you served. Amen

Key Question… Where has the Lord sent you and what has He asked you to do for Him?

Living It Out… .Allow the Lord to send you into the world to be a witness for Him.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that the Lord has sent you into the world to be a witness for Him.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how the Lord is using you as His witness in the world.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you go into the world and do what the Lord asks you to do for Him.

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Always Pray And Not Give Up

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Becoming Like Christ – Day 140 – Luke 18:1-8 – Always Pray And Not Give Up- Growing As Disciples

Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men. And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary.’ “For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care about men, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually wear me out with her coming!'” And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says. And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?” Luke 18:1-8 (NIV)

Keep On Praying 

Don’t do that. Don’t quit. Don’t give up. Don’t lose heart. I’m not sure what you are talking about. Can you be more specific? Keep on praying. Keep on asking. Keep on coming before me. Persistently with day and night consistency keep on making your needs known to me. Why is that? I will hear and answer your prayers. I will supply what you need. There is something that you must know about me. What’s that? I am both the giver and granter of prayers. What does that mean? Do you think that your prayers originate with you? Are you the author of your prayers? I have never thought of that question before. Do you have an answer now? I doubt that many of my prayers originate with me. I am surely not the author of my prayers. I would say that many if not most and maybe all of my prayers have come from you. How does that thought change your thoughts about prayer? You want me to pray. You want me to come to you. You want me to enter into your presence. You want me to live in an intimate relationship with you. You want me to walk and talk with you moment by moment and day and night throughout my entire life. There is no matter that is too small or too large to become a subject of prayer. That’s right. Will you keep on coming to me? Will you never give up? Will you live in an intimate relationship with me? Will you keep on consistently and persistently praying the prayers I will give you to pray? Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good. 

Lord, I will keep on praying. I will keep on crying out to you. I will keep on making my needs known to you. Day and night, I will keep on coming before you. I won’t quit. I won’t lose heart. I won’t give up. Thank you, that you will hear and answer my prayers. Amen

Key Question… How has the Lord encouraged and strengthened you to keep on being persistent in your prayers?

Living It Out… .Day and night keep on being persistent in your prayers to the Lord.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that the Lord will hear and answer your prayers as you consistently and persistently pray to Him.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how you are remaining persistent in your prayers to the Lord.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you not give up, but keep on praying to the Lord.

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