There
is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one
in Christ Jesus.
Galatians
3:28
New
International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT
TODAY'S VERSE
Wouldn't
it be great if we could tear down all the walls that divide us -- racial,
social, and gender. The apostle Paul spent his entire life trying to do just
that, to tear down the walls that divided people by bringing them to Jesus and
the cross. There are no positions of superiority or inferiority at the foot of
the cross, only those who discover God's might displayed in sacrifice and God's
love displayed in the face of human cruelty. While the forces of culture and
human selfishness are always finding ways to divide us, we must remember that
in Jesus, and only in Jesus, we can be one.
MY PRAYER
Forgive
me, O God, when I have let prejudice and suspicion keep me from fully loving
those whom you have claimed as your children. I pray that my life will be an
example of redemption and unity as I seek to love your children as you do.
Through him whose dying prayer was for unity, I pray. Amen.
FREE FROM PEOPLE
PLEASING
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
“Fearing
people is a dangerous trap, but trusting the LORD means safety.”
(Proverbs
29:25, NLT)
TODAY’S WORD
In
life, there will always be people who try to squeeze you into their mold;
people who try to pressure you into being who they want you to be. They may be
good people. They may mean well. But the problem is that they aren’t your
creator. They didn’t breathe life into you. They didn’t equip you, empower you
or anoint you; Almighty God did! If you’re going to be all that God created you
to be, you can’t focus on what everybody else thinks. If you change with every
criticism, trying to win the favor of others, then you’ll go through life being
manipulated and letting people squeeze you into their box. You have to realize
that you can’t keep every person happy. You can’t make everyone like you.
You’ll never win over all of your critics.
Instead
of trying to please people, when you get up in the morning, ask the Lord to
search your heart. Ask Him if your ways are pleasing to Him. Stay focused on
your goals. If people don’t understand you, that’s okay. If you lose some
friends because you wouldn’t let them control you, they weren’t true friends
anyway. You don’t need other’s approval; you only need Almighty God’s approval.
Keep your heart and mind submitted to Him and be free from people pleasing!
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father
God, I come humbly to You today. I invite You to search my heart and mind. Let
my ways be pleasing to You. Let my thoughts be Your thoughts. Thank You for
setting me free from people pleasing in Jesus’ name. Amen.
By:
Joel & Victoria Osteen
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Jayson
Cabrera Gali
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