Devotion for March 25
By Bryan Chapell

Let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works (Heb. 10:24).

When our youngest daughter was in high school, her life became an incredibly busy whirlwind of activities. With my own hectic schedule, connecting with her was sometimes a challenge. 

But I wanted to connect with her, and so my wife suggested I get up early to fix my daughter breakfast the mornings that I was home. Nothing special — just a bowl of cereal.

On those mornings, as I joined my daughter, I would often consider what was my most important responsibility as the father of this young Christian woman. As I filled her cereal bowl, I realized what it was. My most important task was so to fill her heart with love for Christ.

Why? Because all responsible parents know that there are trials and temptations ahead for each child. But, if my child’s heart is full of love for Christ, she cannot be more spiritually safe or strong. 

That is not only true of my child but of every child of God. When our hearts are full of love for Christ, then we are never more spiritually safe or strong.

We stir up one another to love and good deeds by filling up hearts with love for the One who loved us and gave himself for us. Such encouragement is spiritual power!

Prayer:
Father, help me to stir up loved ones to honor you by filling them up with love for Jesus. May a supreme love for him keep us all spiritually safe and strong by diminishing all other desires that would lead us from him. 

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