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Acting like our Father
Luke 6:35, 36
“…love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.”
Jesus reminds us that those who love God and live for him will have enemies. How we respond to those who hate us because we love Jesus either reinforces to the world that we act and respond like our Father God, or reinforces the perception that we are self-seeking. Not only does our response to money indicate where we find our security, how we respond to our enemies’ requests for money is a true litmus test of whether our hearts are free or not. Our heavenly Father is merciful, kind and forgiving.
Do we look like him?
Father God, I desire to act like you would toward both enemies and friends. Fill me with your mercy and grace, for your glory.
Luke 6:35, 36
“…love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.”
Jesus reminds us that those who love God and live for him will have enemies. How we respond to those who hate us because we love Jesus either reinforces to the world that we act and respond like our Father God, or reinforces the perception that we are self-seeking. Not only does our response to money indicate where we find our security, how we respond to our enemies’ requests for money is a true litmus test of whether our hearts are free or not. Our heavenly Father is merciful, kind and forgiving.
Do we look like him?
Father God, I desire to act like you would toward both enemies and friends. Fill me with your mercy and grace, for your glory.
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Join Randy Friesen as he follows the Bible reading plan of the Life Journal and shares his reflections with you. Each entry includes three parts: a highlighted passage from the reading, a brief reflection, and a prayer. We trust that you will be inspired by the messages that God is speaking through his Word.
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