I want to let God use me to speak life into those around me. Not by avoiding difficult conversations, but by speaking life where death has begun to take root.
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Scripture
Revelation 3:1-2
“And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: ‘The words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. “‘I know your works. You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead. 2 Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God.”
Observation
The church in Sardis had a reputation of life…but the reality was grim. Though appearing to be alive, they were instead dying spiritually, dying as a church family. God identified the uncomfortable truth about their situation, but didn’t just point out the problem–he pointed them back to ‘life’. He called them to wake up, and choose the life that had been freely made available to them.
Application
Everyone has ‘blind spots’. We all have things that we think or assume are true…but reality tells a different story. It takes a true friend to call out those blind spots, and bring awareness to the uncomfortable truths that would destroy us if not dealt with. There’s a difference though, between merely pointing out a problem…and pointing toward the solution. It’s easy to sit back and point out problems-but true love will point toward the solution. The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life!
This week, I want to let God use me to speak life into those around me. Not by avoiding difficult conversations, but by speaking life where death has begun to take root.
Prayer
God, thank you for loving me enough to confront the uncomfortable truths in my life! Help me to love others enough to engage the hard conversations–but always with a heart to point them toward your life, and not merely to point out a problem.
Thank you for making your life available to me! I choose to walk in your true life, instead of in the death that sin brings.
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