Good morning, Lord! Thank you for this day! Thank you for teaching me yesterday that what I need to do is be more loving to everyone, especially my family. Matthew 7:21-23 says
21(Z) "Not everyone who(AA) says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will(AB) enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who(AC) does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22(AD) On that day(AE) many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not(AF) prophesy in your name, and cast out demons(AG) in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?'23(AH) And then will I declare to them, 'I(AI) never knew you;(AJ) depart from me,(AK)you workers of lawlessness.'
And what is God's will? That we love one another: faith, hope, and love remain, but the greatest is love.
And what is love?
4(E) Love is patient and(F) kind; love(G) does not envy or boast; it(H)is not arrogant 5or rude. It(I) does not insist on its own way; it(J) is not irritable or resentful;[b] 6it(K) does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but(L) rejoices with the truth. 7(M) Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things,(N) endures all things.
8Love never ends.
4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
8 Love never fails.
Father, if I DO things for you, but show no love to my family and everyone I meet, my faith is worthless and you will say on that Day, "Get away from me I never knew you." Lord, rather, I would pray that you'd enable me to love. Fill me with your love so I can overflow onto others. I want to be with you in heaven having you say, "Well done, thy good and faithful servant." Lord, it is as you say in John 15:5
"...for without Me you can do nothing. "
I don't want to go without you. I pray that I'd seek you and find you and dwell with you and abide in you. Enable me, Father, I pray. In Jesus' name, AMEN!
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