Some have noted that my devotionals are a day late because of the date noted in the devotional. Actually, I write the devotionals a day ahead but when I post them, the reflect that date and not the day you read them. So ignore the date and read the newest one or the ones you haven’t read. You can also check the archives for older mediations.
If you watched the game last night, you have to be moved one way or another. One of the best Super Bowls ever when it comes to football. But I realized something while watching it. It is as much a game about people as the sport. We cheer for Brady or Manning. We know the pro bowlers by name. To be honest, you cannot enjoy any sport that you don’t know the players.
The apostle John understood the fact when it comes to faith. He wrote: "Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another." I John 4:11
He understood that the Christian life boils down to relationships: love for God and love for others. You could call it a matter of the heart. The stronger my relationships are, the greater my spiritual life. Loving God makes me a better husband, father, worker, neighbor and friend. It’s not rules but relationships that I seek to keep.
How are you at knowing your church family? Do you keep to your familiar few or dare you reach out and get to know others in the church body? Let me offer this challenge: Make an effort to befriend another believer with whom you are less familiar and find out if it doesn’t bless your faith.
Don’t forget to share these devotionals with those around you. Someone outside the church would enjoy knowing this source exists. Tell them.
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