Daily Devotional: Wednesday, Nov 18
Speaker: Ben Sigman
Theme: Dangerous Transformations
Weekend Music links on iTunes: Today is the Day by Lincoln Brewster; Not to Us by Chris Tomlin; Sing to the King by Passion Worship Band; Mighty to Save by Hillsong United.
Read: Matthew 5:13-16
Think: Margaret Mead once said, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." As Jesus has changed our lives from the inside out, we now have an amazing opportunity to change the world around us. Beginning with the people in our home, and then reaching out to the folks at work, school and in other nations, God uses a humble few to preserve and to shed light in the world.
To sum up the Christian life it is to know God and to make Him known. Our relationship with Christ is not only about being submitted to Him, empowered by Him and changed by Him, but it is also to live a visibly changed life. Instead of complaining at work, our attitude has been transformed. Instead of yelling at our kids, our resolve to patience has been strengthened. Instead of reacting to hostility with more hostility, we bless those who curse us. These are marks of a transformed life. They are marks of a loving life. They shed light in the darkness and literally preserve a dying world.
As we pursue our call in Christ, doing what is right instead of what is easy, and submitting ourselves to sacrificial love, we change the world. We have such an amazing opportunity to play a part in God's kingdom revolution of a lost and hurting world.
Do: Recall the opportunity God has given you to be a blessing to the people around you. Remind yourself of the amazing gift of love God has given, and how the world around you is desperate for it.
Pray: God, help me to see people the way you see them. Help me to respond to the people around me in a loving and helpful way. Amen.
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