Devotional for Friday April 22, 2022
Morning 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Noon Psalm 19
Evening Ephesians 3:17-19
There are no words that captivate the hearts of people who love each other as much as these: Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. For many years, as I read this Scripture from First Corinthians thirteen, it was a problem for me, it set a standard that I could not reach. I challenged myself to put my name on every aspect of the biblical passage and was faced with the sad reality of the inadequacy of my love to fit that model.
And it is that the human being, by himself, is incapable of possessing this fruit of the Spirit, but Glory to God for Jesus Christ! Therefore, if we put his name, we will realize that He is the perfect description of true love. Instead of letting this passage make us think of a gift that we cannot produce, let it remind us of a love that we cannot resist: the love of our God, that which never fails. Let us find in Him the supreme inspiration for every day to understand and practice true love. The riches of his love are inscrutable, we can never count or even measure them.
Author: Diana Rosa Diaz
Translator: Nelson Baires
Morning 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Noon Psalm 19
1 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
3 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.
4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
6 His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
12 Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.
13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
Evening Ephesians 3:17-19
17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
Prayer Guide: [Cuba-Tumba 4] y [Belice-Cayo San Ignacio]
The Challange for the Month: Search for scriptures that describe God's character, and then take time to do a Bible study to reflect on how you can apply those characteristics in your own life. Remember that you are an ambassador of God who should strive to represent him in a worthy manner. Find out what are the requirements God has for those who are citizens of HIS kingdom. Apply those requirements in your life and pray daily for these things.
Annual Bible reading: 1 Chronicles 28, 29, 2 Chronicles 1
