2021 Daily Devotion - Day 456
A few weeks ago, I was having dinner with my grown sons and before long, the conversation became playfully competitive as to who was better at what. As I began to interject my motherly encouragement to both of them, I was taken back in time to when they were little boys. It seemed that I was constantly saying things like, “Yes James, I see how high you can climb.” “Wow Kody, I see how far you can jump!”
One day when they were about 6 and 8 years old, I found a wonderful book by Barbara Joosse called “I Love You the Purplest”. The mother in this story explains to her sons when they both strived to be number one in her heart, that she loved them differently, but not more or less than the other. She loved one the “bluest” and one the “reddest”. She loved her boys the “purplest”!
Do you find yourself trying to prove your worth to your Heavenly Father, asking, “Do you see me God?”
In Matthew 20:20, we read the story of the disciples James’ and John’s mother asking Jesus to favor her sons by allowing them to one day sit on either side of Him. Of course when the other disciples heard about this, they became indignant. Jesus called them all together and said to them:
Matthew 20:25-28
“You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your slave - just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Jesus calls us to love others and champion them above ourselves!
Pray with me:
Lord, thank You for loving each one of us with an everlasting love. You are the God of Love so there is enough to go around! You are a good Father who loves to bless His children. You see and love each one of us. Teach us, Lord, how to love one another with brotherly/sisterly affection, doing nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit; but rather, in humility, valuing others above ourselves, not looking to our own interests but to the interests of others. (Romans 12:10 & Philippians 2:3) In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Michelle Lammers
Mount of Olives Staff - Community Coordinator
Mount of Olives Church
Do you find yourself trying to prove your worth to your Heavenly Father, asking, “Do you see me God?”
In Matthew 20:20, we read the story of the disciples James’ and John’s mother asking Jesus to favor her sons by allowing them to one day sit on either side of Him. Of course when the other disciples heard about this, they became indignant. Jesus called them all together and said to them:
Matthew 20:25-28
“You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your slave - just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Jesus calls us to love others and champion them above ourselves!
Pray with me:
Lord, thank You for loving each one of us with an everlasting love. You are the God of Love so there is enough to go around! You are a good Father who loves to bless His children. You see and love each one of us. Teach us, Lord, how to love one another with brotherly/sisterly affection, doing nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit; but rather, in humility, valuing others above ourselves, not looking to our own interests but to the interests of others. (Romans 12:10 & Philippians 2:3) In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Michelle Lammers
Mount of Olives Staff - Community Coordinator
Mount of Olives Church
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