Living the Dream!
Scripture Focus:
To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ: May
mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. (Jude 1.1b-2)
Devotional
Thought: The book of Jude has but one
chapter, and it is mostly devoted to warnings about and to false teachers. The salutation of this short letter, however,
is very uplifting! It tells us we are
"living the dream."
Who we are...
Called - Life can be very lonely. A call goes a long way in lifting someone's
spirit. God doesn't leave us wondering
if there's anybody who knows we exist.
He sent his Son to be our Savior and his Spirit to be our
Companion. He calls us!
Beloved - I love to watch my children with their
children. Even when things aren't
convenient or easy, I see how they love those babies. God loves us not only when it's easy. He loved us when it was the hardest thing in
the world to do!
Kept - On September 2, 1978 - 40 years ago! - I asked Lana to be my
bride. It was in June of 1979 that we
were married. But in those intervening
months, we kept ourselves for each other.
In the same way, we are espoused to Jesus and there is a great wedding
day coming!
What we're given...
Mercy - Not
getting something we deserve - the sentence of our sin. That is multiplied daily in our lives!
Peace - Getting
something we don't deserve - the assurance of knowing that it is well with my
soul!
Love - The greatest gift of all!
And this from the One whose love is infinite and eternal!
May these things be multiplied in you!
Prayer: Thank you, Lord, for calling me, loving me,
and keeping me. Thank you for forgiving
my sins, for giving me peace, and for loving me unconditionally. Help me, O Lord, to multiply these things to
others. Amen.
Psalm of the Day: 16 When he summoned a famine on
the land and broke all supply of bread, 17 he had sent a man ahead of them,
Joseph, who was sold as a slave. 18 His feet were hurt with fetters; his neck
was put in a collar of iron; 19 until what he had said came to pass, the word
of the LORD tested him. 20 The king sent and released him; the ruler of the
peoples set him free; 21 he made him lord of his house and ruler of all his
possessions, 22 to bind his princes at his pleasure and to teach his elders
wisdom. (Psalms 105:16-22)
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