Welcome to week 35 of Weekly Word!
As we continue to lean into God’s heart for one more, our Weekly Word over the next two weeks will serve as a gentle pause. It’s a space for us to slow down, reflect, and prepare our hearts for all that God is doing in us and through us!
This week, we’ll pause and reflect on God’s heart for the lost.
Below, you’ll find a few verses we invite you to commit to memory, a short devotional, and questions to reflect on in your own quiet time with the Lord, with family, or with your community.
Memory Verses:
- Luke 19:10: “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost.”
- 2 Peter 3:9: “The Lord does not delay his promise, as some understand delay, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish but all to come to repentance.”
- Matthew 9:36: “When he saw the crowds, he felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dejected, like sheep without a shepherd.”
Devotional:
When Jesus looked out at the crowds in His city, He didn’t see interruptions, threats, or mere faces in a crowd—He saw people who were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Reaching one more in our city begins by asking God to give us His eyes.
It can be easy to miss what God is doing and calling us to do amid our daily routines, driving past neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces without truly seeing the spiritual hunger around us. But this week, let’s take time to commit these Scriptures to heart and memory and ask the Holy Spirit to break our hearts for what breaks His, opening our eyes to the one more right in front of us!
Reflection Questions:
- Who in your everyday routine (a neighbor, coworker, barista, or classmate) might God be asking you to start seeing with His compassion?
- What usually stops you from noticing or engaging with the people around you, and how can you ask the Holy Spirit to help you overcome those barriers this week?