Our goal as believers is to mature into the loving presence of Christ Jesus as his unified bodily presence in our divided world. This challenging goal can only be accomplished if we speak the truth God’s Spirit-inspired message with an attitude of love. How can we expect to convey the message of God’s love the sacrificial love that sent Jesus to our world if we don’t demonstrate and share that love ourselves? “Speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. Ephesians” 4:15.
September 7
Then a cloud appeared and enveloped [Jesus and his disciples, Peter, James, and John], and a voice came from the cloud: “This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to