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May 11
Monday


THE WORLD
IS WATCHING

READ:
John 13:31-35
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By this all will know
that you are My
disciples, if you have
love for one another.
__John 13:35
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My friends were serving in a ministry that was directed mainly to Christians when an opportunity came for them to change jobs and touch the lives of thousands of non-believers. They decided to make what they believed to be an exciting change.

Many people, even some who didn't personally know them, were shocked and accused them of seeking fame and fortune in the world. But believing that Jesus came "to seek and to save that which was lost" (Luke 19:10), they decided to pursue what they considered and even greater opportunity to serve the "lost" in their community.

They said later, "Some Christians were so cruel to us, and wrote hateful e-mails. Our new non-christian friends were kinder to us than our fellow Christians. We didn't understand that, and were hurt deeply." They told me that their desire was to follow God's directive to be "salt" and "light" in the world (Matt. 5:13-14).

When someone we know is making a decision or change, it can be helpful to ask about his or her motives. But we can't fully know another's heart. We don't want to "bite and devour" our fellow Christians (Gal. 5:15), But instead to love them in a way that others will know we are Jesus' followers (John 13:35). The world is watching. __Anne Cetas
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```````````````We join our hearts and hands together,`````````````
``````````````````Faithful to the Lord's command:`````````````````
```````````````We hold each other to God's standards__````````````
`````````````All that truth and love demand. __D. De Haan``````````
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Only God sees the heart.

***************Today's Bible Reading __ John 13:31-35************

31 So, when he had gone
out, Jesus said, "Now the
Son of Man is glorified, and
God is glorified in Him.

32 If God is glorified in
Him, God will also glorify
Him in Himself, and glorify
Him immediately. 33 Little
children, I shall be with you
a little while longer. you
will seek Me; and as I said
to the Jews, 'Where I am
going, you cannot come,' so
now I say to you. 34 A new
commandment I give to
you, that you love one
another; as I have loved
you, that you also love one
another. 35 By this all will
know that you are My
disciples, if you have love
for one another."

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

The world translated "glorified" in verse 31 means "to cause some
person or thing to become manifest." The Father and Son were
glorified in the cross of Christ. Divine love, condescension, and
righteousness were made known through the death, burial, and
resurrection of the Son of God (Rom. 3:21-26; 1 Cor. 15:1-7).
__Dennis Fisher