Follow
God’s example in everything you do just as a much loved child imitates his
father. Be full of love for others, following the example of
Christ who loved you and gave himself to God as a sacrifice
to take away your sins. And God was pleased, for Christ’s love for you was like
sweet perfume to him. (Ephesians 5:1 The Living Bible)
Going
through the book of Ephesians chapters 4 and 5 as the Holy Spirit instructed us
to do this month, has opened us to the various ways we can ensure that we
manifest increased glory in our lives. We’d like to also specially thank you
for the inspiring testimonies and experiences you share daily on this blog. The highest revelation of
Christianity is Christ in you, living out His love in you. That’s
because love is the highest and topmost quality of God’s character, so much so,
that the Bible says, “…God
is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him” (1 John
4:16). As a Christian, your life ought to be an outshining of God’s
great love—His unconditional and self-giving love! This is why the Spirit says
to you today, “you can
walk in love even as Christ loved you”. You’re a testimony of the
Father’s great love.
“But God’s love is too high;
how can one ever attain to such high level of love?” you might ask! Well, Jesus
already prayed in John 1 7:26: “And
I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love
wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and l in them.”
Sometimes I read this verse and cry because it’s just too much. Jesus asked
that our heavenly Father’s love may be in us. We know God heard His prayer
because in Romans 5:5, Paul tells us that the same love Jesus prayed about has
now been shed in abundance in our hearts by the Holy Spirit.
So,
you don’t need to try to attain to God’s level of love, for His love is already
in you, and it ought to drive you into action for the Kingdom. The Bible says,
‘For God so loved the
world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). God’s love
for the world drove Him to give His very best for the salvation of others.
This
also should be your testimony; the Father’s love in you should compel you to
put others first, give your all to the Lord, and dedicate yourself to the
expansion of His Kingdom. It should motivate you to preach and give big-time
for the propagation of the Gospel! The Father’s love in you should compel you
to lay your all down for the Lord and live unto Him: “For the love of Christ constraineth
us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: And
that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto
themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again” (2 Corinthians 5:1
4-1 5). Praise the Lord!
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