Scripture: For God so loved the world, that God gave God's only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God did not send God's Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. —John 3:16-17 Devotional: The character of our God is often manifested through our individual actions. Throughout history, there has been, and even now, there are, many Gods, especially in the Christian context. Picture this, to some, a God who permits the ownership of slaves is appropriate. When God is a slave master, a bigot, homophobic, narcissistic, mean hateful, dangerous— the room is left, excuses are made, in order to perpetuate this violence in the earth, through “God's people.” We must live into what is most just. We must live into what is most loving, most like God. It is time for us to name the God of our understanding and consciousness, and walk them out in the earth. May this time of fasting and praying be an eye opener and grant you permission to throw out the God that does not serve you, and embrace that which is truest and most loving. Lead with Love, abandon condemnation. Let's be sure, the character of God in its purest form, isn’t convoluted by our stuff. Prayer/Reflection: Here are some questions to think through. As we expand our minds, and think a bit deeper about how our deity operates through us in the earth, ask yourself these questions and think deeply about the answers: Who has God been to you? Who do you desire God to be? What limitations have you placed on God? How do you represent your God in the earth?