1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: Hey, listeners, this is Kelly, part of your Daily Prayer team. 2 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:06,160 Speaker 1: We wanted to drop into your feed this week to 3 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:08,840 Speaker 1: share an episode from one of our sister shows, Your 4 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: Nightly Prayer. Each night, your Nightly Prayer brings you an 5 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:15,160 Speaker 1: evening devotional and prayer to help you end your day 6 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 1: in conversation with God. If you like what you hear, 7 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:21,119 Speaker 1: be sure to follow the show on Apple, Spotify, or 8 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening. 9 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:28,480 Speaker 2: Life Audio. 10 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 3: Your Nightly Prayer. God showed his love by Britta Money 11 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 3: Tonight's scripture, but God demonstrates his own love for us 12 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 3: in this while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 13 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 3: Romans five eight, a popular book, once detailed how each 14 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 3: of us have our love languages. He listed five, and 15 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 3: marriage counselors referred to it or suggested it for years. 16 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 3: The idea was simple, each of us show or interpret 17 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 3: love in specific ways, like acts of service or words 18 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 3: of encouragement. These five ways overlapped enough with the Bible 19 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 3: that churches and pastors used it in various ways as well. 20 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 3: The Bible clearly expresses how love isn't a passionate emotion alone. 21 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 3: This makes sense to us. We want people to not 22 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 3: only say they love us, which is important, but to 23 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 3: show us somehow. Love not only wants and expresses the 24 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 3: best for others, but acts self sacrificially for their eternal good. 25 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 3: The apostle Paul lists the ways we participate in God's love. 26 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 3: Patient kind doesn't rejoice in iniquity, but the truth, etc. 27 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 3: One Corinthians thirteen. In another letter, Paul makes a powerful statement. 28 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 3: God has love for us, and he demonstrated it in 29 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 3: the clearest way possible. While we continued to sin rejected, 30 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 3: God rebelled against his love. He showed us his love 31 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:37,920 Speaker 3: through giving his son, even though we would have denied 32 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:41,800 Speaker 3: we needed it, and many still do. He chose to 33 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:45,679 Speaker 3: reveal his love by dying on our behalf so we 34 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 3: could choose to live. Within Christ's death, the finished work 35 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 3: of love is available forgiveness, redemption, being born again through 36 00:02:56,760 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 3: the Holy Spirit, and living forever in the Kingdom of God. 37 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 3: We go through hard times and we often question God's 38 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 3: love for us. We sing about it, hear about it, 39 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 3: but it seems far away. When we feel discouraged. In 40 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:17,360 Speaker 3: those moments, we can remember God has shown us his 41 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:22,360 Speaker 3: love through Christ's death and From that truth, we trust 42 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 3: his love will give us all we need today and 43 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 3: in the future. Heavenly Father, thank you for showing your 44 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 3: perfect love to us through Christ's sacrifice. You didn't wait 45 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:39,600 Speaker 3: for us to be worthy or deserving, but loved us 46 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 3: while we yet rebelled against you in sin. Strengthen us 47 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 3: to trust your love. When we feel discouraged and defeated, 48 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 3: we pray our actions reveal your love to serving others 49 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 3: in joy and truth. Fill us with your spirit so 50 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 3: we can love like Jesus does. In Jesus' name, paymen, 51 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 3: meditate upon these things. How do you feel loved? What 52 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 3: do people do that makes you feel loved? How does 53 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:19,040 Speaker 3: God giving us his son for our redemption and freedom 54 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:25,279 Speaker 3: connect with your love language? When you feel discouraged and defeated? 55 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 3: How does meditating upon God's great love to us through 56 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:31,600 Speaker 3: Christ help and comfort you. 57 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 2: Thank you for listening to your nightly Prayer, a production 58 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:42,159 Speaker 2: of the Life Audio Network. If you found comfort and 59 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 2: inspiration in tonight's prayer, be sure to follow and subscribe 60 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:50,480 Speaker 2: on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow 61 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 2: Today so you never miss a moment of peace and reflection. 62 00:04:54,480 --> 00:05:02,839 Speaker 2: To end your day