This Week's Inspiration Verse

Practicing last week's verse went great! I wrote it down and taped the piece of paper up in the dining room. Leah and I practiced it every time we sat to the table. Sometimes she even took the initiative to start us up, "Mommy, lets say this weeks verse! ...Confess your sins..." And on she went. By the end of the week she had the entire thing memorized and looked to me for approval.

This week I chose one that she could really understand and hopefully resonate with and put into action. 1 John 3:18. We, as children of God, sons and daughters, princes and princess of the One True King are addressed. The letter of 1 John addresses all Christians as Children of God, we all know God the Father, and with that being so, we are all therefore brothers and sisters in Christ.

The Geneva Bible says, "My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue only, but in deed and in truth."

We are called to set an example. We should not merely say that we love. Our love must show itself in what we do. We Christians should love each other. We should be active in our love. We should work for the benefit of other people with sincerity and compassion and generosity.

This week I'm going to work with Leah to put love into action.

Father in Heaven, thank you. Thank you for you're faithful and genuine love for us. Thank you for the freedom to publicly love you without much reprimand. Please wrap your loving, comforting arms around those who are persecuted, especially those who lose their lives for loving you. Please be with us this week and always as we try to help others and show genuine love in our actions. To you be all the glory, forever. I love you. Amen.