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Great Peace

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – God’s Word – Psalm 119:165 – Great Peace – Growing As Disciples

Great peace have they who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.  Psalm 119:165 (NIV)

Your Word

I love your word. I love listening to all that you have to say to me. Your word guides my life. Your word gives me great peace. Your word keeps me from stumbling. You are using your word to change my heart. You are using your word to transform my mind. Your word has helped me to think your thoughts. Your word has helped me to walk in your ways. Without your word I would not know you. You have revealed yourself to me by your word.

Your word strengthens me. Your word is my delight. I want to meditate on your word. I want your word to dwell in me richly. I want to feast on your word. I want to rest in your word. I want to be revived, refreshed and restored by your word. I want to be taught and trained by your word. I want to be molded and shape by your word. I want to live my life according to everyone one of your words.

Your word is making me usable in your service. Your word is helping me to bear fruit for your kingdom. Your word is helping me to bring glory to your name. Your word is helping me to shine brightly as your witness in the world. I will remain in your word. Apart from your word I can do nothing. Your word guides me to where you want to me to go. Your word gives me what you want me to do for you.

I will follow and obey your word. I will set aside my thoughts for your thoughts. I will set aside my ways for your ways. I will humbly come to meet with you in your word. I will be still before you. I will open my heart and mind to all that you have for me. I will not run ahead of your word. I will not turn to the left or the right of your word. I will not lag behind your word.

I will hold on to your word. Your word is strong. Your word is sure. You word gives me a level path. Your word helps me to walk on solid ground. Your word lifts me up out of the muck and the mire. Your word keeps my feet from slipping. Your word fills me with peace as I listen attentively to all that you have to say to me. Help me to live my life according to your word. Yes, I will.

Lord, I love your word. You teach me and guide my life by your word. As I rely on your word you give me peace and stability. I know that you are with me. You are leading me along life’s path. I will live in peace and stability by following and obeying your word. Amen

Key Question… How can it be demonstrated from your life that you really do love God’s word?

Living It Out… Determine to live your life by loving and following and obeying God’s word.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that God’s word will bring peace and stability into your life as you follow and obey it.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how God’s word has brought peace and stability into your life.

Prayer To Bless Others… May your love for God’s word bring you great peace.

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Is Perfect

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – God’s Word – Psalm 19:7-11 – Is Perfect – Growing As Disciples

The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple. The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes. The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever. The ordinances of the LORD are sure and altogether righteous. They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb. By them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward. Psalm 19:7-11 (NIV) 

My Next Step

You need my word. You need to hear all that I want to say to you. I’m here. I’m listening. What do you want to say to me? My word will supply what you need. What do I need? You tell me. Right now, I am weary and worn out. You have come to the right place. As you meet with me in my word I will revive your soul and refresh your life. What else do you need? I need guidance and direction. I’m not sure about my next steps in life. I don’t know where to go and what to do. I lack wisdom. I desperately need help. Are you asking me for help? Yes, I am. My word will give you wisdom. My word will give you guidance. My word will shed light on your path and help you to know your next steps in life. Will you let my word guide your life? Yes, I will. I know that there is much more that you want and need. I have been discouraged and depressed. I have been lacking in joy. That will happen when you allow yourself to become weary and worn out. As you meet with me in my word I will not only revive and refresh your soul. I will also fill you with joy. My joy will make your face radiant. My joy will brighten your eyes. My joy will fill you with hope today, tomorrow and forever. Do you want to live in my fullness of joy? Yes Lord, I do. Then come to me to meet with me in my word. Listen to all that I have to say to you. I’m here. I’m listening. That’s very good. 

You can trust in my word completely. You can rely on my word fully. My word is sweeter than honey. My word is more precious than silver or gold. Nothing in all of life is more valuable than my word. My word will protect your life. My word will guard you from danger. There is nothing more rewarding than living according to my word. There is nothing more important than listening to all that I have to say to you. Will you listen to me? Will you make my word your pursuit? Will you live your life according to my word? Yes Lord, I will.

Has my word already started to revive you? Is my word refreshing you? Is hearing my word giving you joy? Is my word showing you your next step in life? Yes to all that you have asked me. My next step in life is to keep on meeting with you in your word. That will be very good.

Lord, I trust your word. Your word guides my life and directs my steps. Your word gives me joy. You refresh and revive my life by your word. You warn me and make me wise by your word. Your word is more valuable than gold. I will follow and obey your word. Amen

Key Question… What makes you positive that you can have absolute confidence in God’s word?

Living It Out… Allow God to use His word do His work in and through your life.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that God’s word is more precious than gold in your life both now and forever.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how valuable God’s word is to your life and walk with the Lord.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you allow God to use His word to work in and through your life.

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Hears The Word And Understands

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – God’s Word – Matthew 13:23 – Hears The Word And Understands – Growing As Disciples

But the one who received the seed that fell on good soil is the man who hears the word and understands it. He produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.” Matthew 13:23 (NIV)

Hear And Understand

Do you want to live a life that bears fruit for my kingdom? Do you want to live a life that brings glory to my name? Yes, I want to bear fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. What must I do if I want to bear fruit for kingdom and bring glory to your name? That is a great question. You must do two things if you want to bear fruit for my kingdom and bring glory to my name. You have my full attention. I will be listening very carefully to your every word. That’s very good. Then, you have already answered your own question. What’s that? I have no idea what you mean. What did I say that answered my own question? You said that I had your full attention. Yes, I did. You also said that you would listen carefully to every one of my words. Yes, I said that as well. I still don’t understand. 

If you want to bear fruit for my kingdom and bring glory to my name you must hear and understand my words. As you hear and understand and put my words into practice you will bear fruit for my kingdom and bring glory to my name. Now, I get it. Now, I understand. That’s good.

How will you go about hearing, understanding and putting my words into practice? Can I first ask you a question? Go right ahead. You said I needed to two things to be able to bear fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. Yes, I did. Hearing, understanding and putting your word into practice sounds like three things. Yes, it does. Let me ask you a question. Go right ahead. How will you and I both know if you have truly heard and understood my word? If I have truly heard and understood your word I will certainly put it into practice. Yes, you will. Now, I get it. Putting your word into practice is like the proof that I have truly heard and understood your word. Yes, it is. Now let’s go back to my first question. How will I go about hearing, understanding and putting your word into practice? Yes. Every day, I will meet with you in your word. I set a time and place when and where I can listen to all that you want to say to me. As I listen attentively, you will help me to understand. Yes, I will. As I hear and understand, you will help me to put your word into practice. Yes, I will. As I hear and understand and put your word into practice, I will bear an abundance of fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name. Yes, you will.

Lord, prepare my heart to hear and understand your word. Break up anything in me that is resistant to your word. I want to fully hear and understand and put your word into practice. Produce an abundant crop of fruit for your kingdom and glory through my life. Amen

Key Question… How are you putting into practice all that you have heard and understood from God’s word?

Living It Out… Hear, understand and put God’s word into practice so that your life will bear fruit for Him.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that hearing, understanding and putting God’s word into practice will make you able to bear fruit for Him.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group what fruit God has been bearing through your life.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you hear and understand the word of God so you can bear fruit for Him.

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Living And Active

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – God’s Word – Living And Active – Hebrews 4:12 – 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)

Surgery

You’re sick. I don’t feel sick. Actually, I feel just fine. I’m not talking about how you look or feel. You’re not? What are you talking about then? I’m talking about the condition of your heart. Is this going to be a painful discussion? It may be. Let me ask you a question. If you knew that you were sick, would you be willing to have surgery if it would make you well? Of course I would. Do you think that the surgery might hurt you? Yes, I’m sure that it would. Why then would you be willing to subject yourself to it? Because I would know that after a period of recovery, I would be well. So the surgery would be worth it? Yes, it would.

How about the surgeon, would you let just about anyone operate on you? No, I’d carefully consider their experience and track record of success. You would need to be convinced that they knew what they were doing and had your best interests in mind? Yes absolutely, otherwise I would never subject myself to their surgery.

How about me, how do you like my level of experience? Do you think that I know what I’m talking about? Am I experienced enough for you? What is my track record of success? You have a lot of questions today. Yes, I do. But it comes down to one question. What’s that? Do you trust me? Yes Lord, I trust you. Why is that? I know that you love me and have my best interest in mind. I know that there is no one who has your level of wisdom, knowledge or experience. I can count on you.

Let’s talk about the surgeon’s tools. If the surgeon didn’t have the right tools or if they were defective, would their experience or track record matter? No, I suppose that using the wrong or defective tools could bring catastrophic results. You’ve got that right.

So, if I say that you are sick, what are you going to think? I’m going to think that’ I’m sick. If I tell you that I want to do some surgery in your life, are you going to be afraid? No, I’m not going to be afraid because I trust you. You know what you are doing. I know that you will make me well.

The tool that I will be using in your surgery is my word. Do you think that I have the proper tool with which to operate? Yes Lord, you do. I know that your word is living and active. It is powerful. It can penetrate deep into my thoughts, motives and actions. It can change and heal my heart and transform my mind. Yes, it can.

The big question is will you let me operate on your heart and mind? Yes Lord, I will. But I’m not sure how to do that. When you deeply consider my word and let it penetrate your heart, mind, and life, I will be doing surgery to make you well. The choice is yours.        

Lord, I welcome your word into my life. Use your word to change the thoughts and attitudes of my heart. Cut out of my heart and life anything that is not pleasing to you. Heal and strengthen my heart by your word so that I can live fully for you. Amen

Key Question… When has it felt like God was using His word to preform surgery on your heart and mind?

Living It Out… Allow God to penetrate your thoughts, words, attitudes, and actions as you meditate on His word.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that God will use His word to change your heart and transform your mind.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how God’s word is actively changing your heart and mind.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you allow God to use His word to change your heart and transform your mind.

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Hears These Words

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“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. Matthew 7:24 (NIV)  

Withstanding Storms 

I want the foundation of my life to be secure. I want to build the foundation of my life on solid rock that will be able to withstand the storms of life. I do not want to build the foundation of my life on sand that will be swept away in a storm. Those are very wise and good desires. What material should become the foundation of my life? How can I live a life that will be able to withstand the storms of life? You are wise in knowing that you will certainly go through storms in life. In this broken world that has been corrupted by sin, storms are certain to come your way. You are wise in asking how you can live a life that will be able to withstand the storms of life. Your faith has helped you to believe that I can and will help you to withstand the storms of life. You have asked an excellent question about how to build a sure and rock solid foundation.

If you want to build your life on a rock-solid foundation you must come to me and do two things. Coming to me will mean that you will be relying on me to build the foundation of your life. You are not the builder of your own foundation. Your hard work and your own effort will not build a rock-solid foundation for your life. Will you come to me so that I can build a rock-solid foundation for your life? Yes Lord, I will come to you. I will rely on you to build the foundation of my life. That will be very good.

What are the two things I must do to build a rock-solid foundation for my life? Never think that you are a passive participant in my building the foundation of your life. The two things that you must do will require your best effort and all your strength. Are you ready to hear what I have to say to you? Yes Lord, I am ready to hear all that you have to say to me. That’s good, because the first thing you must do is listen to my word. You must come to meet with me in my word. You must listen carefully to all that I have to say to you. You must take my word into your heart and mind and life. You must make my word your very own. You must hold on to my word. You must claim my word. You must pray my word. You must allow my word to dwell in you richly. You must allow my word to change your heart, transform your mind and guide your life. Does this sound easy to you? No, it does not sound easy to me. That’s good, as I have said, hearing my word will require your best effort and all your strength. I understand, what else must I do to allow you to build a rock-solid foundation for my life? You must put my word in practice. It will not be enough for you to only hear my word. You must do what my word says. Will you hear my word and put it in practice? Yes Lord, I will. Then your life will have a rock-solid foundation that will withstand the storms of life. 

Lord, I will listen attentively to your word. I will let your word soak into my heart and mind and life. I will allow your word to change my heart, transform my mind and guide my life. I will make sure to put your word into practice as I love, follow and serve you. Amen

Key Question… What from God’s word have you recently heard and put into practice?

Living It Out… Make hearing and putting God’s word into practice the daily pattern of your life.

Seeing It Happen… Share with another person or your small group how you are hearing and putting God’s word into practice.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how your love for God is keeping you from loving the world.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you hear God’s word and put it into practice so that your life will be built on a firm foundation.

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Ask Of You

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – God’s Word – Deuteronomy 10:12-13 – Ask Of You – Growing As Disciples

And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to observe the LORD’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good?  Deuteronomy 10:12-13 (NIV)

All Of Me

What do you think I am asking of you? What am I requiring of you? I know one thing that is for sure. What’s that? You don’t want a part of me. You don’t want a piece of my time. You don’t want a partial or a half effort from me. What do I want? You want all of me. You want me to be fully devoted to you. How do you know that? You have made that quite clear in your word. How so? Your greatest commandment asks me to love you with all my heart, mind, soul and strength. Yes, it does. If I follow and obey this command I will be giving myself completely to you. I have only one heart, mind, soul and strength to give. Will you give me all your heart, mind, soul and strength? Yes, I will.

It is no great sacrifice for me to give all my heart, mind, soul and strength to you. Why is that? I want to give everything I am, everything I have and everything I hope to be to you. I don’t feel required to give myself completely to you. It is the joy and desire of my heart to give myself fully you. Why is that? You gave yourself completely to me. You gave all that you could possibly give so that I could be forgiven of my sin and cleansed of my unrighteousness. You made it so I could live a completely new life with you. You became my Savior and Lord. Yes, I did. You loved me first. Your love has drawn me to you. I love you because you first loved me. Yes, I did. My love for you will never end. It was my joy and desire to give myself fully for you. Then you are making me to be like you. How so? We are both filled with the joy and desire to give ourselves fully to each other.  That’s right. There is a big difference between you and I. What’s that? You gave yourself perfectly and completely to and for me. I am not perfect in giving myself completely to you. I fall short. I make mistakes. I sin. I disobey. I sometimes wander off, lag behind or run ahead of you. I will need your help to do what pleases you. Will you follow me? Will you do what I ask? Yes Lord, I will follow you and do what you ask. Then you will have all the help that you need from me. You do please me. You will continue to please me.

Lord, I will meet with you in your word so that I can come to know, love, follow and serve you. I will walk reverently before you. In every way I will seek to do what pleases you. Guard and guide me with your word as I serve you with all my heart and soul. Amen 

Key Question… How has your love for the Lord grown as you have come to know Him?

Living It Out… Meet with God in His word so you will know His will and walk in His ways as you love, follow and serve Him.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that as you meet with God in His word you will be able to know His will and walk in His ways.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how you are serving God with all your heart and soul.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you meet with God in His word so you will be able to know and do all that He asks of you.

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Will Accomplish What I Desire

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As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. Isaiah 55:10-11 (NIV)

What Purpose And Plan? 

What purpose do you think I have in mind when my word goes out to you? What do you think I want my word to accomplish in your life? Those are hard questions to answer. Why is that? You might have a hundred different things you want your word accomplish in my life. Depending on the time, place and circumstance you might have any number of different purposes in mind when you speak to me through your word. On one hand you are right I am asking you difficult questions. On the other hand you are making the answer to my question too difficult. Think about your answer to my questions in a more basic and simple manner.

When you speak to me through your word you are trying to get my attention. There is something that you want to say to me. That’s right. There is something that you want me to know. There is some work that you want your word to accomplish in and through my life. That’s also right. It’s very important for me to listen attentively so that I can hear all that you want to say to me. If I were not very careful it would be easy for me to fail to hear all that you want to say to me. How will you be fully attentive and very careful to listen to all that I have to say to you? I will set aside a time and a place to meet with you in your word. Why is that necessary? The noise and pace of life makes it very hard for me to hear what you have to say to me. I need to slow down and quiet myself before you so I can be fully attentive and able to carefully listen to all that you have to say to me. That’s true. 

As you have been fully attentive and listened carefully to my word what have I accomplished in you? Your word has helped me to know and love you. Your word has helped to do your will. Your word has given me a desire to live my life wholeheartedly with and for you. Your word has guarded and guided the course of my life. Your word has made serving you the mission and goal of my life. Your word has made me to want what you want. Your word made me to want to do what you are doing. In every way I welcome your word into my life to accomplish your purposes and plans that you have for me. That is what my word has done and will keep doing in your life.

Lord, thank you for your word. It is my daily delight to meet with you in your word. Use your word to accomplish your purposes and plans in my life. Use your word to change my heart and transform my mind. Use your word to help me to know and do your will. Amen

Key Question… How has God used His word to accomplish His purposes and plans in your life?

Living It Out… Make sure that you are consistently meeting with God in His word so He can use it to do His work in your life.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that God will use His word to accomplish His purposes and plans in your life.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how God has used His word to accomplish His will in your life.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you allow God to use His word to accomplish His purposes and plans in your life.

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Live On Every Word That Comes From God

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – God’s Word – Deuteronomy 8:3 – Live On Every Word That Comes From God – Growing As Disciples

He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. Deuteronomy 8:3 (NIV)

 Live On

I know I cannot survive without your word. Just as food sustains and strengthens my body, so your word sustains and strengthens my spirit. Is that what you really believe? Yes, it is. If you really believe that my word is as important to your spirit as food is to your body then you will pay very close attention to my word. You will meet with me daily in my word. You will feed on my word. You will allow my word to speak into your life. You will listen attentively to all that I am saying to you. You will be careful to put into practice all that I am teaching you. Yes, I will.

You have not always such had a high regard for my word. You have not always believed that my word is as important to your spirit as food is to your body. Why do you say that? You have never been in the habit of skipping meals. Would you be alive today if you ate only as frequently as you feasted on my word? That is a very interesting thought. No, I would not be alive today if I ate food only as frequently as I feasted on your word. Why is that? I’m not sure. I think that I did not make meeting with you in your word an absolute priority in my life. What was the result of that? Without making meeting with you in your word an absolute priority in my life I would let other things distract me. Like what? Anything and everything would distract me from meeting with you. Meeting with me in my word was just an item that got moved up or down on your “to do” list as time allowed. Yes, that’s right. I’m afraid that I let the urgent demands of my day prevent me from doing what was ultimately far more important. Which is? Meeting with you in your word on a daily basis. What has changed for you? Now, just as I would not want to go without food so also I do not want to go without feasting on your word. Just as I now set aside time to eat food so also I have set aside time to feast on your word. I am now letting your word feed, sustain and strengthen me everyday. I am living on your word. That is very good.

Lord, thank you for your word that feeds, and sustains me. Make me hungry for your word. I know that I can’t fully live the life you intend for me without your word. So, I will humbly come to feed on your word daily for all I need. Amen

Key Question… How willing do you think that God is to feed and sustain you by His word?

Living It Out… Feed on God’s word daily so that you don’t starve spiritually.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that God will feed, strengthen and sustain you with His word.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how God has fed, strengthened and sustained you by His word.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you be sustained and strengthened by feeding daily on God’s word.

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Open My Eyes

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Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law. Psalm 119:18 (NIV) 

Show You

Do you want to be able to see what I want to show you in my word? Yes, I want to see everything that you want to show me in your word. What must I do if I want to be able to see all that you want to show me in your word? That is a very good question that I am going to let you answer for yourself. You think I can answer that question? I know that you can answer that question. I will try. Go ahead. In order to see all that you want to show me in your word I must want that with all my heart and mind and soul and strength. What do you mean by that? First, I must ask you to show me all that you want me to see in your word. This wanting will not become a one and done prayer of mine. I will continually and passionately pray asking you to open my eyes to see all that you want me to see in your word. This will be the fervent prayer of my heart. My continual and passionate wanting to hear and see all that want to show me from your word will require a significant effort and a strong ongoing commitment on my part. Yes, it will. I must be willing to set aside a regular time and place to consistently meet with you in your word. I must be willing to think deeply about your word. That will often require me to meditate on and memorize your word. In this way I can hide your word in my heart and store it in my mind. Yes, you can. If I only lightly skim over your word it will have far less of impact on my heart and in my mind. Most of what I only skim over will go in one ear and out the other. I won’t be able to hear what you want me to hear. I won’t be able to see what you want me to see. I won’t be able to know your thoughts or walk in your ways without knowing, following and obeying your word. So, I must spend unrushed quality time with you in your word in order to see all the wonderful things you want to show me from your word. That’s right. Will you meet with me in my word? Will you earnestly desire to hear and see all that I want to show you? Will you ask me to open your eyes to see and ears to hear all the wonderful things in my word? Yes Lord, I will. 

Lord, as I read your word I need you to open my eyes so that I will be able to see all that you want to show me. My own thoughts or ideas will never be enough. I will miss what you want me to see. So, I’m asking you to “open me eyes.” Amen

Key Question… Why is it so essential to ask God to open your eyes as you read and study His word?

Living It Out… Begin your time in God’s word with a prayer asking Him to open your eyes to see what He wants to show you.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that God will answer your prayer and open your eyes to see wonderful things in His word.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group what God has been opening your eyes to see in His word.

Prayer To Bless Others… May the Lord open your eyes to see all that He wants to show you in His word.

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Come To Know Him

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – God’s Word – 1 John 2:3-6- Come To Know Him – Growing As Disciples

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 Me  

There is a way that you can know for certain if you are coming to know me. How so? You tell me. If I obey you then I can know for certain that I am coming to know you. That’s right. What has happened to you as you have come to know me? As I have come to know you I have come to love you. What has happened to you as you have come to love me? As I have come to love you I have wanted to follow, obey and serve you. Do you remember when it was a battle for you to decide to obey me? You had your own thoughts. You had your own will. You had your own ways. There were many times when you were more interested in doing your own thing than you were in following, obeying and serving me. That’s true. That’s all changed. Yes, that’s all changed. What do you want to do now? In the past I almost dreaded hearing what you might ask me to do for you. Now, I am listening attentively to you. Now, I am looking for ways that I can go and do what pleases you. Knowing and loving you now motivates me to do whatever you ask of me. Now, it is my joy and pleasure to serve you. I can see that in you. It gives me great joy to see that you want to come to know and love me everyday as you follow, obey and serve me. I’m so glad to hear that.

There is something that I want to ask of you. What’s that? I want you to make me to be like your Son. I want to love like He loved. I want to give like He gave. I want to do what He did. I want to walk like He walked and live like He lived. Then we both want the very same thing. Do you know why you have these desires in your heart? Tell me. You are coming to know and love me. Love for me is at work in your heart. Let that work in me continue. My work will continue in you until the day that we meet each other face to face. That’s great. That’s all I want. That’s more than I could have ever hoped for and dreamed of. I’m glad to hear that from you.

Heavenly Father, it is my desire to know and love you with all my heart, mind, soul and strength. Knowing and loving you has made it my joy and pleasure to follow and serve you. I will obey whatever you ask of me. Help me to walk just like your Son walked. Amen

Key Question… How has coming to know God motivating your desire to follow and obey Him?

Living It Out… Let knowing and loving God motivate your desire to follow and obey Him.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that coming to know and love God will give you the desire to do whatever He asks of you.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how you are coming to know God more intimately as you obey Him.

Prayer To Bless Others… May coming to know and love God motivate your desire to follow, obey and serve Him.

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