Week 5 Day 2
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DAILY READING
What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing
worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all
things […] I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his
resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his
death, and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.
Philippians 3:8;10
This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his
Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so
loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen
God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made
complete in us. This is how we know that we live in him and he in us:
He has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the
87The Secret of Being Content
Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. If anyone
acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they
in God. And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.
1 John 4:7-16
QUESTION
Have you ever been motivated to participate in Jesus's work for the
wrong reasons (e.g., fear, guilt, or proving yourself)? How can you find a
better way to engage in the work God invites you to?
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