Proverbs 27:17
Monday, October 19, 2026
This Teaching Clip made me think of you. Watch Monday Night Prayers - Lectio 365 by 24-7 Prayer:
This Teaching Clip made me think of you. Watch Monday Night Prayers - Lectio 365 by 24-7 Prayer:
Made Up – or Makeup-Free? 💄👀
Made Up – or Makeup-Free? 💄👀
“Déborah, it annoys me when you wear so much makeup on TV. I can’t really listen to you. I like you much better without makeup, like you sometimes show yourself on Instagram.”
Wow. I wasn’t expecting that in that moment. I had never seen this woman before.
Do you know what went through my mind first? I thought: Do you have any idea HOW MUCH WORK all of this takes? A simple thank-you would have felt really good right now…
And that brings me to something I want to highlight today because we can all be so incredibly quick to judge sometimes (myself included!) But I can tell you this about myself:
Whether I’m wearing makeup or not, my heart remains the same.❤️
So really, the only thing that changes is the person looking at me at any given moment, not me.
So if someone can only listen to me when I look the way they want me to look, does that really have anything to do with me? 😉
I think we all know both sides:
WE HAVE been judged unfairly.
And, WE HAVE judged others unfairly.
That’s why we shouldn’t let someone else’s appearance distract us. Instead, we should always ask ourselves: How can I REALLY recognize someone’s motives?
Jesus gives us—as always—a really good answer. He says: “Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly.” (John 7:24, NIV)
“Correctly” means extending to others the grace we have experienced ourselves. And wherever we see lack, or even faults, praying for those people.
Where might you need to do that today? Who have you judged without really knowing more about them?
Well, now you know what to do today. 🥰
Extend grace and pray!
You are a miracle!
Déborah Rosenkranz
What Does Real Love Look Like?
What Does Real Love Look Like?
If you were to ask ten random people to define what love is, you would most likely receive ten different definitions. We often define love by what we value or enjoy the most. But with so many different definitions of love that are often contradictory, Jesus’ followers should desire the truth.
A true definition of love doesn’t come from culture, our own values, or from within ourselves—it comes from God, because “God is love” (1 John 4:8). So, any right understanding of love must come from God. 1 Corinthians 13 is entirely devoted to defining what love is.
1 Corinthians 13:6 says that love does not delight in evil. Evil is anything opposed to God or His ways. When we disobey God’s law, choose to do the wrong thing, or cause harm to someone else—that is evil.
Essentially, evil is when we fail to love God and love others.
For instance, if someone difficult does not know the love of Jesus, we shouldn’t delight in that. Love should lead us toward sharing the truth about Jesus with them. Or, if someone who hurts you is suffering, we shouldn’t rejoice over their pain. Instead we should forgive them, just as God forgave us. Love rejoices in God’s truth being told, lived, and shared.
So take some time today to consider how your own definition of love is different from God’s definition. What misunderstandings do you have? Also, what actions or thoughts can you change to be more loving? Most importantly, who can you share the truth of God’s love with? Make a list of two or three people you can pray for and talk to about God and His love.
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