Devotion
His gift to us, so we could live
David Jacobs
Most Christians will be familiar with these verses. Could John have ever known how important the words that he wrote would be for hundreds of years and for billions of people? I ask you, brothers and sisters in Christ, can you imagine doing such an impactful act?
Go from this place, holding this verse dear in your heart. Go to God in prayer and wonder how you can make your biggest impact; think about how you can touch as many hearts as you can; ask how you can serve the Lord, our God, the maker of heaven and earth, who will judge the quick and the dead, to the best of your abilities.
Prayer
Lovers of God, devotees in Christ, I ask that the blessings of all our hearts and the meditations of our souls will always be acceptable in the sight of the Lord. He is our rock, our shield, our strength, and our redeemer. Go from where you are and love the Lord, love each other, serve the Lord, and serve the people. Leave everything else to God. Amen.
Night Prayer
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
Inspiration
We despise the thought of a pile of dirty dishes in the sink. The outside is easy to clean; it's the caked-up residue on the inside that's so difficult to remove. Jesus compares the scribes and Pharisees with dishes that have been wiped clean on the outside while dirty inside. The Pharisees took exceptional care of their outward appearance and neglected their inward spirits. We are guilty of allowing our hearts to be left filthy as well. We look and act as we should while our souls are full of darkness. We must continue to converse with the Holy Spirit daily and trust His guidance to cleanse our sinful nature.
Prayer
Dear God, Please forgive our sinful nature. We yearn for cleansing from within, so we are genuine witnesses to Your name. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
