Christ Church Daily Devotion June 6 2024

Paul's letter to the Ephesians encourages us to live as people of light. We are instructed to walk in the way of love, imitating God by showing kindness, compassion, and forgiveness. As forgiven believers, we should readily express these qualities towards others. It is important to grow in our faith and become more like Christ in our actions. By sharing the love that Jesus has shown us, we can build healthy relationships, honor our Creator, and grow his kingdom. Our personal worship option is to forgive others and show kindness and compassion, just as God has shown to us. Welcome to Christchurch's Daily Devotion for June 6th 2024. Today we will be reading from Ephesians chapter 4 verse 29 through chapter 5 verse 2. Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage, and anger, brawling, and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Follow God's example, therefore as dearly loved children, and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. This letter written by Paul to the Ephesians is encouraging and at the same time is instructing us to live as people of light. Paul tells us to walk in the way of love as God's people. As Christ's followers, we strive to adopt a lifestyle of imitating God, showing kindness, compassion, and forgiveness. We try to learn to forgive because we know that God has loved and forgiven us. We are people who have been forgiven and will continue to be, so we must be forgiving. If we do not appreciate God's forgiving us, we have little motivation for forgiving others. Forgiven believers with grateful hearts readily express kindness and compassion for others. There are many Bible passages that talk about love, kindness, compassion, and forgiveness. It is our task to try to grow our faith so that we can also grow in becoming more like Christ in our actions. It is hard to be kind to someone whom we haven't forgiven. We won't show compassion until we grow aware of how much we've experienced God's love and compassion in our own lives. As Jesus followers, we're called to share the love that he has shown for us. Doing so builds healthy relationships, honors our Creator, and grows his kingdom. Your personal worship option today? Forgiving God, thank you for your love and forgiveness. Help us to show kindness and compassion to others because you've shown it to us. In Jesus name, Amen.