Day 26 (Sunday, Mar. 6)
READ: 1 John 4:7-8
REFLECT & PRAY:
• What does it mean that “God is love”?
• How have you experienced God’s love in your life? How about this week?
• Ponder and praise God for his love.
Day 27 (Monday, Mar. 7)
READ: 1 John 4:9-10
REFLECT & PRAY:
• Ponder the fact that before you loved God, he loved you.
• How does the cross teach us what love means?
• How does the cross fuel your love for others?
Day 28 (Tuesday, Mar. 8)
READ: 1 John 4:11-12
REFLECT & PRAY:
• Consider your life: to what extent is it marked by love?
• How does our love for others reveal God to them?
Day 29 (Wednesday, Mar. 9)
READ: 1 John 4:13-15
REFLECT & PRAY:
• We have confidence before God through our faith in Christ; that faith is a gift of God’s Spirit.
• Praise God that our confidence rests in his work and not our own.
Day 30 (Thursday, Mar. 10)
READ: 1 John 4:16-17
REFLECT & PRAY:
• What does it mean to abide in love?
• What kind of love will give us confidence for the day of judgment?
Day 31 (Friday, Mar. 11)
READ: 1 John 4:18-19
REFLECT & PRAY:
• Does the idea of seeing God fill you more with fear or with love?
• How does God’s love for us drive out fear?
Day 32 (Saturday, Mar. 12)
READ: 1 John 4:20-21
REFLECT & PRAY:
• How does God’s love for you free you to love your brothers and sisters?
• Spend time in prayer on behalf of specific believers in your life.
Gracious Father,
We confess that had you not loved us first, we would never have turned our love away from ourselves and away from this world, to give it to you. Thank you for loving us first, and for showing us what love is through the atoning sacrifice of Christ. Give us confidence in your love, and freedom to love others as we have been loved by you. Amen.