Dear Ones,
Hope your day is full of expressions of His love. Ann is coming today, and I plan to make stroganoff and Almond bread.
Devotions from Judy’s heart
How are we being formed by Jesus in our everyday life. Would others know that we belong to Him and are in the process of becoming more like Him, or are we so much into the world that they aren’t able to discern the difference? I am reading John Mark, Comer’s book on Practicing the Way and I like how he frames apprenticeship to Jesus as He teaches us to do what He does. Very simple training: 1. I do; you watch. 2. I do you help.  3. You do; I help.   4. You do: I watch.

Isn’t that how Jesus taught His disciples after He asked them to follow Him. At first, all they observed all He did and not long after they were helping Him and passing out fish and bread to 5,000 listeners etc. Then they began doing His work but they discovered they needed His help, especially when casting out demons etc. In time, after spending 3 years with Jesus, they were ready to carry out His work when Jesus left this earth and He watches.

I hope all of us want to be an apprentice to Jesus and to do what Jesus would do. Comer said “our end goal is to grow and mature into the kind of person who can say and do all the things Jesus said and did. When faced with situations when we might be used of God, we can ask ourselves, how would Jesus handle it?  He gives us the power of the Spirt to do His works, and it is not dependent on our abilities. As Jesus said of His disciples in John 17:2, “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will also do; and greater works than these will he do, because I go to the Father.”

A friend and I meet every other week to share and pray together and we have a different question to ponder and write about until the next meeting. This time we are to ask ourselves how we express His love? We are to put His love into action purposefully in some way each day. Will let you know later what happens.

Challenge for today: Ask Jesus to empower you to do His works, His way and give all the glory to Him.
Blessings on your day and prayers and love, Judy