So many good things in today's passage, I just had to cut it down to the parts I want to talk about.
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love is the start of verse 10. I have seen and felt that devotion many times in our small group and in the body of believers at large. I also have seen a lack of that love more often than I would like. If we are to be a light to the world and an encouragement to each other we need to work on that more. Honor one another above yourself, go that extra mile not just for me who you know, but for those you don't know.
Never be lacking in zeal is the area that I think I could use the most improvement at this time. My 'zeal-o-meter' is seldom pegged, often hovering around the mid-point mark dependant on how my day is going. That isn't right, my joy for the Lord shouldn't depend on what I feel He has done for me lately or my earthly worries.
Lord, thank you for your faithfulness even in the midst of my unfaithfulness.
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Thanks for the reminder to not let our circumstances or perceptions rob us of our zeal and joy. Those need to be grounded in who we are in Christ--something that never changes.
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