To achieve our 2021 vision, to “Seek the Lord” – the Elders are providing the Summit family with “My Life in Him” by the Jenkins Institute. This is Mon-Fri daily devotional for the entire year (starts Monday 01/04/21).

The study is designed to help us hide our lives in Christ (Col.3:3; Gal.2:20) by storing up His Word in our hearts so that we might not sin against Him (Ps.119:11).

Every Devotional will give us an opportunity to determine where we need to decrease so that Christ may increase. That is, we will “seek the Lord” with our mind, place the resultant truth in our hearts so that the direction of our feet may be towards Him.

How closely is your life currently aligned to Christ?

· Cognitively: Are we experiencing Christ – not just learning about Him (1 John 1:3)? Have you studied God so that you can walk, talk, and think like Him (think of what an Elvis impersonator does to master his craft)?

· Productively: Are we walking righteously in the light or practicing sin (1 Jn.1:7; 3:7-10)?

· Repentantly: Are we walking in cleansing confession or accumulative filth (1 Jn.1:8-2:2)?

· Affectionately: Are we in love with God or the world (1 Jn.2:12-17)?

· Doctrinally: Do we believe Christ is the Son of God and therefore the only way or that there are many roads to Eternal Life (1 Jn.2:22; 4:1-3, 9-10)?

· Anticipatingly: Do we walk in righteousness, eagerly anticipating His 2nd coming or are we (because of current habitual sin) shrinking back in shame (1 Jn.2:28-3:2)?

· Relationally: Do we show our deep love through generous sacrificial love one to another or do we hate (1 Jn.2:9-11; 3:16-18; 4:7-21)?

· Faithfully: Do you know you are saved or is there an “idol” that habitually lures you away from God?

May God bless His church of Christ as we seek to proudly shine from His Summit.