Observation Jesus came to serve and lay down His life to ransom lost souls.
Application Jesus came to lay down His life to pay the ransom for my soul.
Prayer Thank You Jesus for coming to Earth to lay down Your life for me.
Scripture
Psalms 121:2 My
help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.
Mark
9:23-24 If
you can believe, all
things are possible to him who believes. Immediately the
father of the child cried out and said with tears, “Lord, I believe;
help my unbelief!”
Mark
10:45 For even
the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give
His life a ransom for many.
Mark
10:51 Jesus
answered and said to him, What do you want Me to do for you?
Observation Jesus, Lord of heaven and earth came
as a servant demonstrating God’s power and love.
Application Jesus came to show me that He is the
loving and all-powerful Lord and Savior.
Prayer Jesus thank You for coming to help
me, to love me, to serve and to save me, to set an example for me.
Scripture
I Samuel 12:24 Only
fear the Lord and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what
great things He has done for you.
Observation Reverence for and wholehearted
service to God should be my response out of gratitude for all He has done for
me.
Application I would revere and serve God with my
whole heart out of thankfulness for all He has done for me.
Prayer Thank You, Father, for Your limitless
blessings toward me. I would love, serve, and honor You wholeheartedly.
Scripture
Deuteronomy 13:4-
You shall walk after the
Lord your God and fear Him and keep His commandments and obey
His voice; you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him.
Observation/ Application Walk after the
Lord, reverence Him, keep His Word, obey His voice, serve Him, unchangeable.
Prayer Father, I would have a tenderheartedness
toward You and Your Word and follow You faithfully with my whole heart.
Scripture
Deuteronomy 10:12
And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the
Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your
God with all your heart and with all your soul
Observation God desires our wholehearted love
and devotion.
Application I would desire to love and revere
the Lord my God with my all that I am.
Prayer Father, my desire would be love,
revere, and serve You with all of my heart.
Scripture Numbers 4:49 According to the commandment
of the Lord they were numbered by the hand of Moses, each
according to his service and according to his task; thus, were
they numbered by him, as the Lord commanded Moses
Observation The Lord was very specific in the place of service/task
for each one.
Application God has a special place of service for me.
Prayer Father, open the eyes
of my heart that I would see my place of
service for You and Your glory.
Thanks to my Dad, Sonny Rodriguez, for his service to our country in the U.S. Navy from 1954-1958. Thanks for your service to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ from 1987-Eternity. So thankful to know and have the assurance that you went to your eternal home on that sunny Sunday of 05-06-07.
Scripture Acts 27:20 Now when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest beat on us, all hope that we would ...
