Good morning!
Peter, James, and John and the other disciples rocked this world for Jesus two thousand years ago. Their faith in Him and loyalty to follow Him transformed the world as they knew it. Jump to 2011. The calling upon their lives to go and make disciples and impact this world for Christ is now yours. The baton they ran with now lies within your grip. You are His 21st Century Disciples!
John 8:31 & 32 says, "Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, "If you abide in My Word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." Abide in His Word. As His disciples, we must know the Word of God. The Word of God is our map, sets our boundries, gives us the rules to live life by, shares God's very own love letters with us.
Abide in His Word. Abide means to remain, continue, and stay. It means to continue in a particular attitude or relationship. Just as the disciples once sat at the feet of Christ and hung on His every word, we too can sit at His feet and take in every word. Day in and day out no matter what we spend our time busily doing, we can abide in His Word and think about it with our minds and treasure it with our hearts.
"And you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free." As we abide in God's Word and hide it in our hearts, God reveals His powerful truths to us and sets us free to be the mighty men and women of God that He created us to be. So today I encourage you to take hold of that baton, take hold of His Word, His truth and run like your life depends on it...like your children's lives depend on it...like this world depends on it because there's a race to win!
Blessings,
Rolanda Green
Hillcrest Children's Minister
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