Life

“Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.”

This is pretty straightforward, isn’t it?

Or is it?

In fact, we see lots of people living in the world around us who certainly seem to have no evidence of Jesus in their lives.

And do we ourselves sometimes feel as if we are sleepwalking through our days, if we really are honest? Maybe it’s exhaustion of the kids and jobs, maybe it’s disappointment in how things are turning out. Maybe it’s boredom.

The more I have thought about this, the bigger the concept seems. Having life- that’s a big promise God is making here. So as usual, I find myself just as much in need of this prayer as our kids are.

I will say, there is one specific aspect of this prayer that is more urgent for our kids. Let’s pray that our kids would recognize the deception of the world as they are called by the culture of FOMO, YOLO, and “it’s not hurting anyone.” Let’s pray together that the Spirit would bear it’s fruit in the lives of our kids as they navigate these formative years.