"I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please You. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen." (Luther's Morning Prayer)
Saturday, February 4, 2023 - Day 35 - (Today’s Bible readings: Isaiah 48:12-22; Psalm 33; John 13:56-14:14)
LOVE ON ANOTHER
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:34-35 ESV)
Jesus is calling us to follow His example of sacrificial love. “Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.” Jesus put others first by leaving heaven and coming down to earth so that He could die for us. How different would your life be if you practiced that kind of love? How different would the lives of others around you be different if you put their needs ahead of your own?
St. Paul clearly stated God’s demand that we husbands show this kind of love to our wives: “Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.” (Ephesians 5:25 ESV) How are you doing guys?
1. Love in Christ is strong and living,
Binding faithful hearts in one;
Love in Christ is true and giving,
May His will in us be done.
2. Love is patient and forbearing,
Clothed in Christ’s humility,
Gentle, selfless, kind, and caring,
Reaching out in charity.
3. Love in Christ abides forever,
Fainting not when ills attend;
Love, forgiving and forgiven,
Shall endure until life’s end.
(Lutheran Service Book, CPH, 2006, #706)
Lord Jesus, thank You for loving me so much that You suffered and died in payment for my sins. Please help me to practice Your kind of sacrificial love with those around me by putting their needs ahead of my own. Amen.
Pastor David Paape
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105 ), is the theme for this three-year journey through the entire Old Testament once (the Psalms - twice yearly), and the New Testament twice. There will be daily readings from the O.T., Psalms and the N.T. Special days on the church calendar will be highlighted with appropriate readings. This calendar has been compiled by representatives of the Lutheran Church of Canada, the North American Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. Please click this link for the daily reading calendar:
The “assigned” daily readings will appear on a daily basis in this blog. May the Lord bless your meditation upon His precious life-giving Word!
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