Prayer: merciful and loving father, my God, the children thank you and praise you, and every time they think of you, their hearts are full of sweetness. My heavenly father, thank you. Thank you for choosing me when I was a sinner and giving my life a home. Thank you for giving the Holy Spirit to my heart, so that my heart is not hard and cold, so that I can have the ability to love because of you, because you are the source of love and the master of all things. Prayer is in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen!
Scripture: 1 Timothy 5: 8.
If people don't take care of their relatives, they have betrayed the truth, which is worse than unbelievers, especially if they don't take care of their family.
The main contents of the scripture:
Paul's teaching emphasizes that we believers will deviate from the truth, that is, deny the truth, if we don't take care of our loved ones, especially those in our own family. Such people are worse than unbelievers. Many unbelievers love to take care of their loved ones. If Christians do something that even non-Christians spurn, it is really insulting the name of the Lord, denying him and trusting him.
What does the Bible tell the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit?
Father, Son and Holy Spirit, everyone has done great redemption work according to their own duties, giving orders to love each other and practice the life that belongs to God.
What does the Bible tell you about your situation?
The end of the world is coming, and people's hearts are cold. In fact, I have too much time to think only of myself and ignore others. Scripture reminds me that I should come before God, confess my sins and repent, confess my own selfish sins and indifferent sins, which has nothing to do with my escape. Yes, selfishness will only make me see all kinds of bad things about my family and others, and cause more complaints, forgetting that God said to love each other and take care of my family. God said, "If a man doesn't look after his relatives, he doesn't believe, and he is worse than an unbeliever." God told me so sternly in the scripture that regardless of their relatives, they are worse than unbelievers. My heart is really shaking, and I wonder if I have done anything worse than unbelievers. I want to be alert not to let things in the world flood my heart, always care about my family and people around me, always be grateful, and always pray for the lives of people around my family.
How to use scripture lesson in practice?
In today's devotional scripture, I talked about the order of the young and the old, and the responsibility of supporting and respecting the old. As a believer, I also have certain responsibilities to others, so I should take care of myself, not just myself, but living God's command to love each other. In life, many times, the people who hurt themselves the most are often their closest relatives. Because I am close, I may have more and more demands and expectations, but I will also have more and more disappointments, and I will be black and blue all over myself. I often present my bad self to them, and naturally feel that they should accept themselves unconditionally and forget to take care of their feelings. Selfishness will make me blindfold and forget to be grateful. In life, I should thank God for everything, including my family and friends. God said: Everything is for the benefit of those who love God. To love God is to obey his commands, so I will obey God. God told me not to take care of myself, but also my family. I should stick to my will, come before God and confess my selfish sin. Please give me wisdom and strength. I can rely on him to take care of my family and people around me with his love and blessings.
Prayer: Dear God, my father, thank you for giving me the identity of a daughter so that I can cry to you. My father and child are sinners without faith and love. I want to confess my sins and repent. I just look up to you and ask my father to add strength to let me stand, let me follow firmly and let me love with strength. May the living water of your love be injected into my heart forever, so that I can be moved by the Holy Spirit to do what you want to do and always care for the family you have given me. Children's unworthy prayers are asked in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen!