Scripture: 1st John 3:18
Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action.
Thought for the Day: After yesterday’s devotional, I have been stirring around the phrase reckless love as a way of describing the life and death of Jesus. As an odd side note, I have come to learn that Reckless Love was the name of a Finnish Heavy Metal Band. Aside from that rather unimportant note, I have been thinking about how loving in truth and action requires recklessness, or at least what might appear to be reckless in the minds of most. To tell the truth when it is unpopular or to act when it is highly demanding can be reckless for one’s popularity or profession. It can place a heavy demand on one’s bank account, reduce the hours one sleeps and even put a person among those our current society might be demonizing. It sure appears reckless, though there is a point to it – to follow the call of Jesus, to embody his love and to make him real for others.
Prayer: I do not follow Christ Jesus to increase my popularity. I follow him because of your gracious invitation, O Lord. It is the way to life – true life – that just might feel impulsive and rash at times. But if even one person can encounter your amazing love, then every risk is worth it. Amen.
TONIGHT
Lenten Soup For The Soul
