Learn The Bible

For more than twenty years, LearnTheBible.org has consistently provided free content from a Bible-believing perspective to our thousands of annual visitors. We do not run ads or charge for access to this wealth of Bible study materials, outlines, preaching, teaching, and so much more! Expenses to maintain our hosting, servers, etc. are provided by the generous donations of God's people. If you have been helped and blessed by LTB through the years, would you help us continue to maintain and support this growing ministry by partnering with us with a onetime or monthly gift?
To those who read, listen, and share our content, we are extremely grateful! Please continue to pray for us and "Thank You!" for 20 great years!
Home

A Tender Heart for Others - Ephesians 4:32

A Tender Heart for Others - Ephesians 4:32

INTRODUCTION

God's children are supposed to be easily recognizable through their love one for another (John 13:35). Today's passage teaches Christians to be both kind and forgiving. In the midst of these two exemplary qualities, the Lord desires His children to show forth a tender heart. This means that our hearts ought to be easily moved when other believers are experiencing either joy or distress in their lives (Romans 12:15). Unfortunately, instead of exemplifying a tender heart, far too many believers are becoming more like the world by displaying a divisive spirit and by devouring one another (Galatians 5:15). Believers who are hard-hearted toward others are generally hard-hearted toward the Lord as well (1 John 3:17).

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHTS

  • (For children): Would you want another child to feel happy for you if you got something new? Do you feel happy for others when they do? If you're sick, do you want people to pray for you? Do you do the same for them? Luke 6:31 says that we should.
  • (For everyone):  Are you easily moved to pray for others? Are you moved to tears at the sorrows of your brothers and sisters in Christ? Do you rejoice when others rejoice?
  • Do you bite and devour other believers? Do you grow jealous when God blesses your brother or sister in Christ? Do you pray for God’s blessings upon them?

PRAYER NEEDS

  • Ask the Lord to give you the right love for others.
  • Ask God to stir you for the needs of others.

HYMN

He Was Not Willing

Receive the daily devotions on your facebook wall by clicking "Like" on http://www.facebook.com/kingjamesbibledailydevotions.

Daily Proverb

Proverbs 30:29

There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:
See All...