This past Sunday I began a new series at The
Community called FOR ONE. In the
following weeks we are looking at how we connect to God and worship Him. We really are called to live for an “audience
of one”, to live for God and with Him.
During the message Sunday I reminded our church and
myself what my first priority must be.
After my relationship with God my family comes first. If I fail my family and my commitment to
them, I fail period. This truth has been
on my mind much the past few weeks as we have been preparing for our middle
child’s graduation from high school.
What a great time this is. How proud I am of my daughter and of all my
family. There are even greater days to
come.
One of my commitments is to lead my family to walk
closer to Jesus. That is
discipleship. Very few of us have had
some one methodically teach us to follow Jesus in a planned way. This is how Jesus taught His followers. This is how a few people in my past taught
me.
My prayer for my family has included this:
And
let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one
body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful. 16 Let the message about Christ, in all
its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom
he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful
hearts.
Two things ought to
rule our hearts, to guard our lives.
They are the message of Christ and the peace of Christ. Gifts from God change us and allow us to live
differently and with purpose.
Peace comes from
knowing and responding to what Christ has done and is doing. The message of Christ is all that Jesus has
done and is doing. We are called to live
in communion with God.
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