Devotion:
Read Luke 6:12-16.
Luke tells us that Jesus prayed all night before choosing the twelve who would be his inner circle of disciples. All through the Bible there is an emphasis on being the people of God. Yes, there is also teaching, and guidance related to each of us having our own personal relationship with God. We are each responsible for our own life and how we live it. We each have to choose whether we will give our life to the God who gave us life.
I often say that Jesus did not just have a personal relationship with those twelve disciples. He taught them and related to them as a group. He showed them by example that they would grow and learn best by being with each other. And even that group had a larger group of disciples to whom they and Jesus related.
Be assured that Jesus calls you into a personal relationship with him. But be equally assured that he calls you into a relationship with other Christians. Give yourself to both of those relationships and you can be even more assured that you will grow and mature in representing him.
Personal Worship Option:
What one thing could you do to more fully offer yourself to Christ and others who follow him?
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