“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.”
John 14:12-14
Since the day we decided to follow Jesus, we are born again into His family and transformed in the image of the Firstborn, Jesus. As any child cannot grow alone but needs to be nurtured and taken care of, we are planted in His family where we receive love, care, rebukes, encouragement, guidance, and training to help us grow, with Jesus Himself as our Teacher. Once we are mature enough, we can also help to take care of other “newborns” and show them how to live as Jesus’ disciples according to the examples we received from Jesus: loving and obeying the Father, and loving people, to the point of giving His life. The invitation to follow Jesus has never been one to live a free life alone, but rather in a family and community. Would you like to accept this invitation fully today?
Let’s pray:
Father, I thank You for Your invitation to be Your child and a member of Your family. Thank You, Lord Jesus, for showing me the perfect example of how to live: by loving the Father and loving others. Thank You for the opportunity to grow in Your family, where I receive so much love and am well taken care of, and for the chance to love and take care of others, according to the example You have shown. Thank You for this family, where I can learn and grow with others to be Your disciple, following Your footsteps and doing even greater things than what You have done, as You promised. Also, thank You for the new members that You keep on adding to the family. In Jesus’ name, amen.
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