Lent Guide: Abiding in love
During the season of Lent, each week we will publish a devotional on our blog. These devotionals will build off the Sunday sermons and will include Scripture readings, reflections, and prayer practices to guide you through Lent.
WEEK 4
READING: John 15:1-17
REFLECTION: When we consider abiding in the love of Jesus, we might naturally think of prayer, worship, and spiritual disciplines. These are certainly ways of staying connected to Him. But what does Jesus say? “If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love.”
Jesus ties abiding in His loves with obeying his commandments. In verse 12, Jesus says His primary commandment is to love one another. Lent is a time to get honest with ourselves — to confess our sins, to name where our love is lacking, and to allow Jesus to love us further into people of love.
QUOTE: “The test of spiritual maturity is not the ability to speak in tongues, prophesy, or memorize Scripture. It’s the ability to love God and others. Learning to serve others by loving the unlovely, the less fortunate, the lost, and the broken. This is the highest call, that we would fulfill our purpose on earth.” -John Wimber
PRACTICE: Read 1 Corinthians 13 as a diagnostic to see how your love is doing. Confess where your love is lacking. Ask the Holy Spirit to show you where He is at work in your heart. What aspect of love is He wanting to form in you in this season?
MORE READING: 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Psalm 23; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41
WEEK 4
READING: John 15:1-17
REFLECTION: When we consider abiding in the love of Jesus, we might naturally think of prayer, worship, and spiritual disciplines. These are certainly ways of staying connected to Him. But what does Jesus say? “If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love.”
Jesus ties abiding in His loves with obeying his commandments. In verse 12, Jesus says His primary commandment is to love one another. Lent is a time to get honest with ourselves — to confess our sins, to name where our love is lacking, and to allow Jesus to love us further into people of love.
QUOTE: “The test of spiritual maturity is not the ability to speak in tongues, prophesy, or memorize Scripture. It’s the ability to love God and others. Learning to serve others by loving the unlovely, the less fortunate, the lost, and the broken. This is the highest call, that we would fulfill our purpose on earth.” -John Wimber
PRACTICE: Read 1 Corinthians 13 as a diagnostic to see how your love is doing. Confess where your love is lacking. Ask the Holy Spirit to show you where He is at work in your heart. What aspect of love is He wanting to form in you in this season?
MORE READING: 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Psalm 23; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41
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