Week 4 : Cultivating God’s Truth
Thursday
Call to Prayer
God’s desire is for all of humanity to have an intimate relationship with Him. We are able to know God through his Son, Jesus Christ. We engage in a relationship with God through studying the Scriptures and allowing the Holy Spirit to reveal God’s love, truth and compassion, which are found in Christ Jesus.
Spend a few moments in prayer and silence preparing your heart to receive from the Holy Spirit.
Psalm & Scripture
Psalm 119:89-96 (NLT)
Your eternal word, O LORD,
stands firm in heaven.
Your faithfulness extends to every generation,
as enduring as the earth you created.
Your regulations remain true to this day,
for everything serves your plans.
If your instructions hadn’t sustained me with joy,
I would have died in my misery.
I will never forget your commandments,
for by them you give me life.
I am yours; rescue me!
For I have worked hard at obeying your commandments.
Though the wicked hide along the way to kill me,
I will quietly keep my mind on your laws.
Even perfection has its limits,
but your commands have no limit.
1 John 1:5-10 (NLT)
This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all. So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth. But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.
If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts.
Time of Reflection
Take a few moments to think about the men and women who raised you up in your faith. Thank God that his faithfulness endures to all generations.
Reflect on some of your words and actions over the past few days. Confess your sins to God, who through the death and resurrection of Christ forgives us of our sins and cleanses us of all wickedness.
Pray that the Holy Spirit would help you to practice God’s truth in your words and actions this day.
Missional Moment
Find someone who is elderly and allow him or her to tell you his or her story. Be quick to listen and slow to speak.
Community Prayer
Pray for the elderly people in our community. Pray that God would remind them that Christ loves them dearly. Pray that we take opportunities to meet their needs for community, love, and value. Pray that God would give us an open heart to learn from their wisdom, experience, and guidance.