May 25 2025 … Reaching Out With Hope …

May 25 2025 … Reaching Out With Hope   …  

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...   Please take the time to hear music and lyrics with Chris Tomlin with the group We The kingdom  singing… Reaching For You, calling all Christians to reach to share the love and grace of God with others.  

Reaching out to share God's grace ... 

 

Highlight Passage: …  1Thessalonians 5:14  … [NLT] … 

14 Brothers and sisters, we urge you to warn those who are lazy. Encourage those who are timid. Take tender care of those who are weak. Be patient with everyone.. .          

…   Christians are exhorted by Paul to provide hope and tender care to those who need help.                  

Highlight Passage (in context): … 1Thessalonians 5:4-15 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

… The Apostle Paul calls on fellow Christians to reach out to give God’s love/grace to others who need encouragement and help.                                                                              

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Highlight Passage (in context): … Proverbs 19:17 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

… God, thru Solomon, shows that reaching out help the needy will be rewarded by God’s grace. 

<b><u>Reference Passage:</u> … Matthew 5:16 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …</b> 

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%205%3A16&version=NLT

… Jesus teaches His followers to let their good deeds to others shine His light of goodness to the world.                      

Reference Passage: …  Luke 6:38  (NLT) …  USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus teaches that those who reach out to help others will be reimbursed by God’s grace.

Reference Passage: …  Philippians 2:3-5 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… Paul calls on fellow Christians to help others, taking on the attitude of Christ.    

Reference Passage: …  Hebrews 10:24 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God, thru the Author of Hebrews, calls on Christians to find ways to motivate and edify others by reaching out to help them with acts of love and goodness. 

Reference Passage: …  1John 3:17 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… John show that the love of God is shown in those who can - and do - reach out to help others who are in need.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author - Jasmine Goh  … AT THIS LINK       … Relates a story about the father of an 18 YO autistic son and how the dad  wondered why his son was spending so much time at the library after school.  Finally,  … the dad learned that his son was sharing time with a new friend who had reached out to spend time and help the autistic young man.    

And today’s ODB entry, the linked song, and the Scriptures shared above all point to God calling all who have experienced Christ reaching out to us with His love and grace to reach out with that goodness and share it with others who need it. Surely there is something we could do today to  reach out and share God’s love/grace with somebody.  Will you join me today to try our best to reach out as in the picture above?

\My Thanksgiving:… Oh, King Jesus, thank You, … for giving me Your love and grace today to share with others who need it.

 

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I praise You, … again today, Lord. … for giving us Your enabling grace, Lord, to share with others TODAY … Amen

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