“Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.” Mk. 9:50b
Children of God
Scripture:
As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love.
-John 15:9 (nrsv)
Reflection of a Wise Voice:
Falling in love with God is the most important thing a person can do.
-John Eldredge
Consider:
John Wesley, founder of the 18th century Methodism movement, taught Three Simple Rules.
The third “rule” is: By Attending Upon All the Ordinances of God. (For the first and second see posts from the past two weeks.)
What does that mean?! In Three Simple Rules: A Wesleyan Way of Living, author Bishop Reuben P. Job rephrased the third rule as; “Stay in love with God.” The third rule encourages us to nurture our relationship with God. The means of grace, or ordinances, are practices that keep that relationship alive and growing:
The public worship of God
The ministry of the Word
The Lord’s Supper (Holy Communion)
Family and private prayer
Searching the Scriptures
Fasting or abstinence
God loves us first and loves us best, and we are invited to spend a lifetime falling in love with God.
Go ahead! Fall in love!
Pray
God, you know and love me best. Help me to love you back. Amen.
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May the Lord bless you and keep you, May the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you, May the Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace. Shalom. -Numbers 6: 24-26
God is Good. All the Time.
Heidi K. Greenwood Doell Director of Youth & Young Adult Ministries and Worship Production