Today’s reading is Luke 10:25-42
“And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.” But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?””

‭‭Luke‬ ‭10:25-29‬ ‭ESV‬‬

http://bible.com/59/luk.10.25-29.esv
All,
This stands out because Luke says, “But he, desiring to justify himself”. I’m guilty of this a good bit. I know what God wants me to do in a situation, but I ask for conditions or “if, then” to God and all I get is silence. My kids do it to me also. This amounts to trying to be in God’s will while being in control. It doesn’t work like that. If we are to love God with ALL our heart, ALL our soul, ALL our strength, ALL our mind, and our neighbor as ourselves, there will not be conditions or justifications. Please pray that we and our friends notice today when we try to put conditions around our obedience to God. Please pray for Stephen and Hunter as they are building their group.