Jesus24365 Weekly #31 | Glimpses of Grace #4 | Season #1 | Maria #1 - "The Morning Prayer" | Wednesday, February 12, 2025 | Jesus24365 Ministry

Jesus24365 Weekly #31 | Glimpses of Grace #4 | Season #1 | Maria #1 - "The Morning Prayer" | Wednesday, February 12, 2025 | Jesus24365 Ministry

📅 Wednesday, February 12, 2025

🌟 Maria’s Journey: “The Everyday Saint”

✉️ Faith in the Ordinary—Finding Jesus in Daily Acts of Love

☀️ The Sacred in the Ordinary

🚀 Revival isn’t just found in churches or mountaintop experiences.

It was 5:15 a.m., and Maria’s alarm clock hummed softly. She was already awake.

A long shift ahead. A dozen patients who needed her hands, her strength, her kindness.

She slipped on her worn nursing shoes, tied the laces tight, and knelt beside her bed.

"Lord, let me be Your hands and feet today."

A whispered prayer in the stillness. A quiet offering to the God who never sleeps.

Faith isn’t always loud. Sometimes, it looks like a nurse tying her shoes at dawn, ready to serve.

💭 Maria’s Thought:

"I may not preach from a pulpit, but every small act of kindness can be a sermon of love."

👀 Reflection:

What if your daily routine is an answer to someone’s prayer?

📖 Bible Study: A Life of Humble Service

Maria reminds us that faith is not just something we believe—it’s something we do.

1️⃣ Serving Others is Serving Jesus

📖 Matthew 25:35-40 – “Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of Mine, you did for Me.”

Maria doesn’t see patients—she sees people. Each life she touches is an opportunity to serve Jesus through love.

👀 Reflection:

How often do we rush through our days without seeing the divine opportunities right in front of us?

🔥 Challenge:

👉 What would change if you saw every interaction today as an act of worship?

👉 Would you treat your coworker differently? Your family? A stranger?

💭 Maria’s Thought:

"Every time I place a reassuring hand on a patient’s shoulder, I remember—this is how Jesus touched lives too."

2️⃣ Strength in Quiet Faith

📖 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 – “Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you.”

Maria doesn’t seek the spotlight. She serves, she prays, she loves. And in doing so, she carries the Gospel in everything she does.

👀 Reflection:

Are you measuring faith by how loud it is, or by how faithfully you live it out?

🔥 Challenge:

👉 What if the quietest acts of love are the ones that matter most?

💭 Maria’s Thought:

"I don’t need a stage to share God’s love. I just need my hands, my heart, and my willingness to serve."

3️⃣ Finding God in the Small Moments

📖 Zechariah 4:10 – “Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin.”

Maria’s work is a thousand small moments of kindness. Holding an elderly patient’s hand. Praying silently for a worried mother. Wiping tears, offering smiles, and showing up—day after day.

👀 Reflection:

What if your small acts of love are building something bigger than you can see?

🔥 Challenge:

👉 Where can you bring light into someone’s life today?

💭 Maria’s Thought:

"Faith isn’t always grand gestures. Sometimes, it’s just showing up with a willing heart."

4️⃣ Carrying the Cross of Compassion

📖 Galatians 6:9 – “Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”

Maria gives everything to her patients. But she has also learned that faithful service requires rest, too.

👀 Reflection:

Are you pouring out so much that you forget to fill your own cup?

🔥 Challenge:

👉 Are you making time to refill your spirit so you can keep serving?

💭 Maria’s Thought:

"Even Jesus rested. Serving others doesn’t mean losing yourself—it means being filled so you can keep giving."

🔥 Revival in the Ordinary

Not everyone is called to preach or lead worship.

But every one of us is called to serve.

• A nurse at a bedside.

• A mother at the breakfast table.

• A neighbor checking in on a friend.

Every act of love is a testimony.

🔥 This is how revival happens—not just in churches, but in hospitals, workplaces, and homes.

🔥 JOIN THE HANDS & FEET MOVEMENT

Maria prays this every morning:

"Lord, let me be Your hands and feet today."

Now, it’s our turn.

💡 Take the challenge:

1️⃣ Pray this simple prayer every morning this week.

2️⃣ Act on it—serve in small, intentional ways.

3️⃣ Share how God is using you.

📢 Post about it using #FaithLikeMaria and tag @Jesus24365!

🚀 We’re gathering stories of everyday faith—yours could inspire thousands.

🔥 What’s Coming Next in Jesus24365 Weekly?

📅 Upcoming Issues:

✅ Saturday, Feb 15 – Art of Grace #10

✅ Monday, Feb 17 – Rachel’s Story (GoG #5)

✅ Wednesday, Feb 19 – Dr. Zachary’s Story (GoG #6)

✅ Saturday, Feb 22 – Spiritual Nourishment #10

✅ Monday, Feb 24 – Samuel’s Story (GoG #7)

✅ Wednesday, Feb 26 – Jake Returns (GoG #8)

🚀 Grace is just getting started. Keep reading. Keep sharing. Keep serving.

🔥 Your Call to Action: Join the Movement!

💬 Drop a comment with how you’ve seen God in small acts of love.

📢 Tag a friend who embodies quiet faith.

🕊️ Share this email—someone needs to be reminded that their daily work matters.

🌸 Because service is better when shared.

See you Saturday for Art of Grace #10.

For the Kingdom,

Jeff ❤️

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