[Dailydevo] Daily Devotion Friday March 24, 2006

[Barry Ludwig]

Daily Devotions Friday  March 24, 2006

The Daily Devotions are this week are written by Pastor Barry Ludwig. During
the season of Lent, the theme of Zion's Wednesday services (5 & 7pm) is
based upon our congregational set of values. Those values flow from the
person and name of Jesus (Justice, Energy to witness, Spiritual maturity,
Understanding the radical nature of Grace, Service to those in need). This
week we explore Spiritual Maturity.

 

Acts 2:42

"They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to
the breaking of bread and to prayer." 

 

Thought

"I'm not going today," my older brother called down to my Father from our
upstairs bedroom. We had just been summoned out of bed to get ready for
Sunday worship.  "Big mistake," I thought to myself as I heard the heavy
footsteps of my father coming upstairs to our room.  I must admit that I can
never remember my brother jumping out of bed quite as fast.  In our home,
going to church was not an option and there were no appeals.  My parents
believed that God was worthy of our praise and that our own hearts needed to
be regularly nourished by God's word and sacraments. It was one outcome of
Spiritual maturity.

 

In his book, "The Acts of the Apostle's" (we just call it Acts) St. Luke
describes the growth of the church after Jesus' resurrection. It was a
spiritually immature group of believers who were on fire for our Lord Jesus.
They wanted to be faithful. They desired to be in a deep relationship with
Jesus who had died and risen to life for them. They knew that to be close to
Jesus, they had to be close to one another in their love for him. Luke tells
us that they gathered regularly for worship. Come, worship the Lord!

 

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