Today's Devotional: The Upper Room Daily Devotion "Proclaiming Christ in Love" for Friday, 1 May 2015 - Scripture: John 13: 31 After Y’hudah had left, Yeshua said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. 32 If the Son has glorified God, God will himself glorify the Son, and will do so without delay. 33 Little children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me; and, as I said to the Judeans, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come,’ now I say it to you as well.
34 “I am giving you a new command: that you keep on loving each other. In the same way that I have loved you, you are also to keep on loving each other. 35 Everyone will know that you are my talmidim by the fact that you have love for each other.”
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.[John 13:35 (NIV)]
Recently, a young missionary couple visited us. Jeff had been the tall, skinny kid who played basketball down the street. As he grew up, he felt God’s calling him into mission work. Now he and his wife, Channy, were going to Cambodia, a country with a small Christian population, to spread the good news of Christ.
As Jeff talked with us about his work, we could see his passion for these people whom God loves. Jeff offers free English lessons, using the Bible as one of his texts. He and Channy have begun youth groups, and he recently started a sports club. In a video made by a fellow missionary, young Cambodian men and women testified that they treasure Jeff’s classes because he respects them and doesn’t shame them for wrong answers. They feel loved. As a result of their relationship with Jeff and Channy, some have decided to follow Christ.
We can’t all be missionaries in foreign lands. However, we can send a card of encouragement, run an errand for an elderly neighbor, or listen to someone who is in pain. Through acts of love, we show others the love of God.
Read more from the author, here.
The Author: Susan Thogerson Maas (Oregon, USA)
Thought for the Day: Love lights the path to God.
Prayer: Dear God, thank you for the love you have shown us. May we lead others to you through the love we show them. Amen.
Prayer focus: To Proclaim God’s Love
34 “I am giving you a new command: that you keep on loving each other. In the same way that I have loved you, you are also to keep on loving each other. 35 Everyone will know that you are my talmidim by the fact that you have love for each other.”
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.[John 13:35 (NIV)]
Recently, a young missionary couple visited us. Jeff had been the tall, skinny kid who played basketball down the street. As he grew up, he felt God’s calling him into mission work. Now he and his wife, Channy, were going to Cambodia, a country with a small Christian population, to spread the good news of Christ.
As Jeff talked with us about his work, we could see his passion for these people whom God loves. Jeff offers free English lessons, using the Bible as one of his texts. He and Channy have begun youth groups, and he recently started a sports club. In a video made by a fellow missionary, young Cambodian men and women testified that they treasure Jeff’s classes because he respects them and doesn’t shame them for wrong answers. They feel loved. As a result of their relationship with Jeff and Channy, some have decided to follow Christ.
We can’t all be missionaries in foreign lands. However, we can send a card of encouragement, run an errand for an elderly neighbor, or listen to someone who is in pain. Through acts of love, we show others the love of God.
Read more from the author, here.
The Author: Susan Thogerson Maas (Oregon, USA)
Thought for the Day: Love lights the path to God.
Prayer: Dear God, thank you for the love you have shown us. May we lead others to you through the love we show them. Amen.
Prayer focus: To Proclaim God’s Love
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