Verse of the Day
A verse from an earlier day, with its reflection and prayer.
Walk in love
“Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.”
Today's insight
This verse calls you a "dear child" of God, and children learn by watching. So the command is plain: "be ye therefore followers of God" — not distant admirers, but children copying a Father. The way that shows itself is "walk in love": a walk, not one grand gesture, but the ordinary steps of an ordinary day. And the measure is not your feeling but Christ, who "hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour." His love cost him something, and it rose to God as a pleasing fragrance.
Reflect
Where in your day — at home, at work, in traffic, in a conversation you are dreading — could you take one small step that looks like Christ giving himself, rather than you protecting your own comfort?
Prayer
Father, thank you for calling me your dear child. Help me to walk in love today, not in words only but in the quiet choices no one else sees, because Christ first gave himself for me. Amen.
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