By Pastor Chris
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have
love one to another (John 13:35).
What should matter the most in
your life should be your love for God and those for whom Jesus died. This will
make you think differently about God and about people. You’ll have a
lovelanguage, and not be judgmental towards people. The compassions of Christ
will be unlocked within you, and you’ll find yourself functioning in higher
levels of the anointing. You’ll become a helper and a lifter of others; one who
is touched and moved by the infirmities of others, so much so that you want
them well.
Love will inspire and compel you
to intercede passionately for the sick and hurting, the lost, and also for
those who persecute you and have set themselves up as your enemies. Your prayer
for them will be from deep within your spirit; that’s the prayer of love; it’s
unselfish and unconditional. The Word says while we were yet sinners, God
demonstrated His love for us: "But God commendeth his love toward us, in
that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8). Jesus
died for us, not after we became Christians, but when we didn’t even know God.
If He loved us so, in spite of our wrongdoings, we should do the same.
This should be your
consciousness; function in love. True faith works by love (Galatians 5:6). Love
should therefore be the character of your life, language and expressions. Love
isn’t a subject to be merely discussed or explained in theory; it’s something
to be lived and expressed. Let your heart burn with the love of God, and
express it not only to God, but also to those for whom Jesus died.
Prayer
Dear heavenly Father, I
love you with all my heart, because you first loved me. Thank you for your love
and compassion that burn in my heart fervently, which compels me to pray for
and win others to Christ, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study: John
14:21, 23; Galatians 5:6
1 Year Bible Reading : Romans 11:25-36 Psalms 82-84
2 Year Bible Reading : Philippians 1:9-14 Isaiah 60
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