Good morning Lord Jesus, command me in your ways of love.
“The LORD says,
“Because he is devoted to me, I will deliver him;
I will protect him because he is loyal to me.
When he calls out to me, I will answer him.
I will be with him when he is in trouble;
I will rescue him and bring him honor.
I will satisfy him with long life,
and will let him see my salvation.”
(Psalm 91:14-16)
My wife and I became aware of a situation that was attacking our neighbors and their family. It was causing them great anxiety, fear, and loss of sleep. Saturday evening and yesterday morning we prayed over them. Yesterday morning after we finished praying over them, we invited them over to our home to pray with them. They came over and we had a “church” gathering of seven of us: my wife and I, my neighbor and his wife, and three cats we are house sitting in our home for a few days for friends who are moving, prayed over their family, our family, and lifted our hearts to God. Tears came down cheeks and the flowed down and filled the room, and “Yes”, “Amens”, and praise went up to God. And the atmosphere of our neighborhood changed.
In my previous devotion last Friday, I quoted from Isaiah 6, “I heard the voice of the sovereign master say, “Whom will I send? Who will go on our behalf?” I answered, “Here I am, send me!” He said, “Go and tell these people:” “These people” include your neighbors. The people living down the street or down the hall. Your neighbors are your mission field.
“And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” (Mark 12:29-31)
My family, as the sun comes up on a Monday and we begin the plans of another week, I pray your plans for this week will include intentionally loving your neighbors. Invite the Holy Spirit to lead you in how to love them, pray for them, and to enter their lives. In Jesus’ name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you my friends!
I invite you to please share in the comments box below ways you have or are loving your neighbors to encourage us.
My wife Nancy and I are in a new season of our ministry of pouring completely into planting and growing simple house churches in our neighborhoods, and having “boots on the ground” serving in our community.. Please pray over this season in my life and that of my family. Please partner and support myself and One Direction community through setting up a monthly donation or a one –time gift by clicking the link below. Donation checks can be made out to ODC, PO Box 1293 Madison, Al 35758. Thank You Thank You!
