Dec 02 2024

Afternoon Bible Verse

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

Afternoon Bible study

While Jesus was on Earth, He exemplified love in every action. He demonstrated love to everyone, no matter how the rest of the world viewed them. When He returned to Heaven, His disciples became the only physical representation of His love on Earth—and today, we are His disciples.

This can be an overwhelming thought. How can we love like Jesus when it is difficult or when we don't want to? Without God's help, we can't.

The truth is that some people are hard to love. Some resist when people show kindness or act thoughtfully toward them. Some might even push others away because they have never experienced that type of genuine love. We can't make others accept love if they don't want to receive it. This has been the conflict from the beginning of time.

God has always loved us. He has wanted a relationship with us, even when we rejected Him. But His love keeps reaching out to us. The Bible says that His love pursues us. God's mercy and grace follow us all the days of our lives, whether we choose to receive it or not. (Psalm 23:6) God displays an amazing and unfathomable love for His people.

When we love others the way God loves us, we are reflecting His heart to a world that is desperate to be loved and accepted. Even though our love might be rejected, we should continue to love others the way God loves us. And as God loves others through how we live, the world will know that we are His disciples.

Afternoon Prayer

God, make me aware of those around me who need to experience your love. I have never done anything to deserve your love. So, I am eternally grateful for your kindness to me when I didn't deserve it. There are people in my life who can be difficult to love. Help me see past their hard exterior and see the person you see—your child. Fill me with your love so it pours out of my life and into the lives of everyone around me. I am so thankful for your love. Help me to never take it for granted. In Jesus' name, amen.

Dec 01 2024

Yesterday Afternoon's Bible Verse

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. :

Yesterday Afternoon's Bible study

We are born with an innate desire to know our Creator and have a relationship with Him. But how can we get to know a God who is unseen, untouchable, and beyond our comprehension?

God's Word tells us who He is. It's alive and speaks to us the same today as it did to those who lived thousands of years ago. Through studying the Bible, we can come to an understanding of God that goes beyond brain knowledge and penetrates our hearts. It has the power to transform our lives into God's image.

The Bible gives us historical accounts of those, like Job, who lived through unthinkable circumstances and chose to serve God. As we examine genealogies, we can see God's intricate plan to send Jesus to us that spans generations.

When we observe the intentionality of everything God does, our faith is strengthened. God has always been faithful to His people, so we know that He will never leave us.

The Bible is more than mere words. This afternoon's verse reminds us that even the deepest parts of our lives, those that are hidden or have become hardened to God's Spirit, can be pierced and changed by His power.

Our thoughts are often in conflict with what God wants for our lives. The more we study God's Word, the more our hearts submit to God's love and authority.

In our personal relationships, the more we get to know others, the more we can trust them. In the Bible, we can see God's track record. Throughout all of history, He has been the same faithful and loving God, and He will never change.

Yesterday Afternoon's Prayer

Dear Lord, give me a strong desire to study your Word. Help me not take for granted the opportunity the Bible provides for me to know who you are. I want to love and live your Word so that my thoughts and actions can be transformed into who you want me to be. Thank you for giving me wisdom as a guide to help me make the right decisions. I'm grateful that you have made a way for me to know how to follow you. Help me hunger and thirst for more of you and your Word. In Jesus' name, amen.


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