John 15:13 (New International Version)

¹³Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

Romans 8 (New International Version)

Romans 8

Life Through the Spirit

 ¹Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,^{[a] 2}because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death. ³For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature,^[b] God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering.^[c] And so he condemned sin in sinful man,^{[d] 4}in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit. ⁵Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. ⁶The mind of sinful man^[e] is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; ⁷the sinful mind^[f] is hostile to God. It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. ⁸Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God. ⁹You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. ¹⁰But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. ¹¹And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you. ¹²Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation—but it is not to the sinful nature, to live according to it. ¹³For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live, ¹⁴because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. ¹⁵For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship.^[g] And by him we cry, “Abba,^[h] Father.” ¹⁶The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. ¹⁷Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.

Future Glory

 ¹⁸I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. ¹⁹The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. ²⁰For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope ²¹that^[i] the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. ²²We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. ²³Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. ²⁴For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? ²⁵But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. ²⁶In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. ²⁷And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God’s will.

More Than Conquerors

 ²⁸And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him,^[j] who^[k] have been called according to his purpose. ²⁹For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. ³⁰And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified. ³¹What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? ³²He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? ³³Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. ³⁴Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. ³⁵Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? ³⁶As it is written:
   ”For your sake we face death all day long;
      we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”^{[l] 37}No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. ³⁸For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,^[m] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, ³⁹neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Youths Seeking After God’s Own Heart

“As the deer pants and longs for the water brooks, so I pant and long for you, O God. My inner self thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and behold the face of God?” Ps. 42:1-2.

As youths in this day and age we are constantly surrounded by situations or conditions designed to drain us of every ounce of sustenance we possess. We are pressed on every side, struck down, burdened and are under attack, secondly by the enemy of our souls. We, like David, when he wrote the Psalm quoted above, are in need of a water brook – a brook of hope; a brook of peace; a brook of rest, that can water our sick and thirsty souls.

There is such a brook, found near the heart of God – “…a place of quiet rest…a place of comfort sweet…a place of full release…Near to the heart of God”! May we for this month and the rest of our lives seek to find that place – the heart of God – where he can minister peace and renew our spirits daily, as we seek to fulfill his will.

May the Lord Bless you as Seek!

“…the Lord is with you while you are with Him. If you seek Him [inquiring for and of Him, craving Him as your soul's first necessity], He will be found by you; but if you [become indifferent and] forsake Him, He will forsake you.” 2Chr. 15:2

WEEK 1

Pray for the Family, Brethren and Friends of the late Georgia (Jody) Morris from the Willowdene Church

November 1 – “Youths Knowing the Lord”

November 2 – “Youths wanting to be like Him”

November 3 – “Youths Abiding in the Word”

November 4 – “Youths Recognizing the Power of Praise”

November 5 – “Youths Trusting in the Lord”

November 6 – “Youths Overcoming the Fights in the Mind”

November 7 – “Youths Remaining Pure”

WEEK 2

November 8 – “Youths who feel like Failures”

November 9 – “Youths who feel Empty”

November 10 – “Youths who feel Depressed”

November 11 – “Youths who are Sorrowful”

November 12 – “Youths who feel Unloved”

November 13 – “Youths who feel Unforgiven”

November 14 – “Youths who feel Hopeless”

WEEK 3

November 15 – “A Heart without Sexual Immorality”

November 16 – “A Heart without Jealousy”

November 17 – “A Heart without Bitterness and Hatred”

November 18 – “A Heart without Covetousness”

November 19 – “A Heart without Discord”

November 20 – “A Heart without Selfishness”

November 21 – “A Heart without Envy”

WEEK 4

November 22 – “A Heart of Love”

November 23 – “A Heart of Joy”

November 24 – “A Heart of Obedience”

November 25 – “A Heart that is Faithful and Committed”

November 26 – “A Heart of Self-Denial”

November 27 – “A Heart of Worship”

November 28 – “A Heart of Prayer”

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