“I have loved you with an everlasting love;
I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.
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| We flower and grow in the desert! Proving His LOVE |
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,
that whoever believes in him shall not perish
but have eternal life
“A new command I give you: Love one another.
As I have loved you,
so you must love one another.
God Trusts LOVE. He trusts his own character.
Jesus' mission was rooted and established in LOVE. So is ours. Ephesians 3:16-21
While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!” Mat 17:5
The first fruit of the Spirit is LOVE.
Every garden the Father grows and prunes produces love as the fruit. The first sign of the presence of the Holy Spirit and of believers walking in his light is LOVE. The best sign to those outside a saving relationship with Jesus is Love between the Saints. John 17
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, Gal 5:22
5 Foundations that Set Love Free in US
1) Foundation 1 - Follow ME - Jesus will lead us into loving the world.
As we follow Jesus, litterally, throughout the day and in everything we chose to do and be, we can trust God that LOVE will win. Just like Jesus trusted the Father that the Cross would cleanse the world in his blood. We are called into a life that moves and breaths life in love.
We wage a war against hate, anger, jealousy, envy, greed.....But LOVE Remains and Ultimately wins every battle. Our idea of what love is.... I Cor 13; I John 3:16
This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.
1Jo 3:16
1Jo 3:16
Love is worth the sacrifice. It produces fruit by faith that will overcome the world. Jesus invited us into a deep relationship that is permeated by love. God's love. A love that is part of a mystery. A love that mixes with justice, mercy, grace, forgiveness, kindness and holiness all at once and finds perfect satisfaction in the DEATH, RESURRECTION, ASCENSION of Jesus Christ. He sat down into love in heaven and made all things NEW.
I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. Jhn 15:15
3) Foundation 3 - We are Free to trust LOVE! Jesus Conquered the World with LOVE
In this world it is clear that love gets trampled. Love does not carry a gun. Love does not destroy but brings life. Love lays down its life for friends. Jesus invites us into a life of trusting LOVE. The world, the flesh and the Devil rail against LOVE. They cling to condemnation, power and deceit in the natural world and order of things seen. In the unseen LOVE is everything. It is agreement with the work of Jesus. It is agreement with the Father's heart. It is demonstrated agreement and walking in the Spirit. ICor14:1
4) Foundation 4 - We are made to follow the way of LOVE - I Corinthians 14:1
There is an open invitation to the very heart of the Father in Heaven. A center place in his heart and right before his eyes. We are invited into the depths of his presence and unending and ever expanding knowledge of God. How deep do you want to go in loving Him. We cannot exhaust the boundless Kingdom in a lifetime. In millions of life times. Eternity will never exhaust the depths of the Father's heart. That will be part of the wonder of heaven.
Desire and calling into the presence of the Lord is the ache of a heart that loves Jesus. It is also the invitation of the perfect word he completed in love for us. Set the foundation of prayer, worship and abiding in his presence at the core of your walk after the Spirit. John 15
5) Foundation 5 - Free to Trust the Spirit grounding us in the Word -
John 16:12-14
Fear of falling away or of getting side tracked in teaching that stumbles us is not a worry an abiding Saint needs to carry. The promise, the blessings and the guidance of the Holy Spirit are clearly given to us. Jesus has given people to the Church who love him and are called to spend their lives for his Bride's growth in love. The Kingdom is well ordered and perfectly able by design to enrich and establish believers in the fullness of Christ. Aligning to his grace and blessings in fellowship is key. We are free to run off into poor teaching, bad relationships, and poor fellowship, yet the promise from Jesus is the Spirit will lead us and guide us to know him. Trust. Discernment and love along with the Scripture and some big ears for the Spirit's guidance always bring us to the Father's heart in the work of the Lord Jesus.
Then we will no longer be infants, tossed
back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of
teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful
scheming.Eph 4:14
Test out one of these foundations for a week. See what kind of fruit following the way of love produces in your life. Let me know! I love testimonies.
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With much love in Jesus
You can do this thing! He's got you.
Jeff Reynolds ---
Brother Jeff
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