God’s Nature Never Changes Posted: A Guide to Prayer for All Who Walk with God This book, the fourth in The Upper Rooms bestselling Guide to Prayer series, offers a simple pattern of daily prayer built around weekly themes and organized by the Christian church year. The daily readings are drawn from the history of Christian spirituality and feature such writers as Francis of Assisi, Teresa of Avila, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Henri J. M. Nouwen, and more! Read Matthew 22:34-40 A lawyer asked Jesus, “Which commandment in the law is the greatest?” - Matthew 22:36 (NRSV) Todays Devotional Recently, along with my wife and several members of our church, I committed to reading the Bible from beginning to end. As I slogged my way through the Old Testament, I grew weary of the repeated prophecies of God’s anger and harsh judgment. I looked with great anticipation toward the love expressed in the New Testament. Then I asked an important question, “What made God so angry in the Old Testament?” With that question in mind, I read the Old Testament with more interest and soon discovered at least three major reasons for God’s anger: the worship of other gods; injustice to the oppressed, the poor and the aliens; and being haughty or self-righteous. I finally realized that the nature of God revealed in the Old Testament is the same nature as revealed by Christ when he stated that all of the law and the commandments are summed up in the exhortation to love God with all of our heart and to love our neighbor as ourselves. By placing God first, caring for the poor, and releasing our pride and self-righteousness, we can begin to live according to God’s commandments. Jeral Williams (Alabama, USA) Thought for the Day: Today I will honor God above all else. Prayer: Dear Lord, help us keep you first and foremost in our lives. Open our eyes to new and better ways to help our neighbors, and give us the strength to properly love ourselves. Amen. Prayer Focus: For a clearer understanding of God’s nature
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