June 2, 2022 … Gentle Like Jesus

Berry Patch Devotions in 2021 - Day 153 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...   Please take the time to take in song and lyrics from Sovereign Grace Music singing … Gentle Like Jesus … poignantly singing a prayer for God to help us to be gentle like Jesus. 

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Highlight Passage [Context]: …  Ephesians 4:31-32 [NLT] …  

31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. 32 Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.

… Paul teaches fellow Christians to be like Christ, dealing with others as Jesus has dealt with us, … with gentleness and forgiveness.     

Highlight Passage [Context]: … Ephesians 4:29-32 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul exhorted fellow Christians (and us now) to ALWAYS be gentle and tenderhearted and forgiving toward others just like Christ has been toward us.                                                                                    

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Reference Passage: …  Proverbs 15:1 [NLT] …  

1 A gentle answer deflects anger but harsh words make tempers flare. 

… Paul shows fellow Christians that we should develop the attitude of Christlikeness,

Reference Passage: …  Matthew 11:29 [NLT] … 

29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because <b>I am humble and gentle at heart,</b> and you will find rest for your souls. 

… Jesus describes Himself as humble and gentle. Should we strive to be like Him.   

Reference Passage: …  Ephesians 4:1-2 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

… Paul teaches that Christians should be humble and gentle as was Jesus.   

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

… Paul shows fellow Christians that we should develop the attitude of Christlikeness,    

                                                                                 

My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, Poh Bill Crowder  … AT THIS LINK …   tells of John Wesley dispelling an angry mob who were protesting the preaching of his brother, Charles, in 1742.  It is written that John was able to quiet a potential riot with his gentle, Christlike, demeanor.     

     

And the ODB entry, and even more the Scriptures above, from the Apostle Paul, … and Jesus Himself, … calling on all Christians to take on an attitude of humility and gentleness in dealing with others.  And Solomon also wrote wisely (in Proverbs 15:1) that a gentle answer deflects anger, but harsh words will inflame others in the public arena.  

So, how many of us have a tendency to let our selfish and angry desires speak for us rather than letting God’s spirit guide us with Christlike gentleness as we interact with others?  Personally, I’m going to try my best to be more like Jesus today as I’m called to share with others.   How about you?       

My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, …for showing us how to share ideas with others.                  

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, …  to seek to interact with others as You did, Lord, with humility and gentleness.    Amen 

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