Wow! What a week it has been. As of today, four celebrities in the entertainment and media industry have passed away. Each of them were precious and mattered to JESUS. His love for them, is deep, immeasurable and unconditional. We are commissioned to love our neighbor – those in our world - with that same Christ-like Love.
How do we do that? By pursuing intimacy with Jesus and staying hungry for HIS Presence – involving HIM in every area of our lives – communing with HIM at work, on the campus, at dinner, during times of joy, times of uncertainty, when we make important and even not-so-important decisions...HE welcomes every part of our life and longs to be in relationship with us.
From that place of intimacy with LOVE Himself, we receive His transforming Love in our own lives, and are empowered by His Spirit to love those in our world. When that happens, transformation WITHIN and WITHOUT will take place in our circle of influence - which will then affect our society, our culture and our world!
It’s difficult to remain defeated, broken, hopeless, and bound in sin, when you encounter the wild, powerful, beautiful, authentic, eternal and beyond-logic love of JESUS!!
So what are the ingredients of this kind of relentless, enduring LOVE?
1. Love is patient.
2. Love is kind.
3. Love is not jealous and does not envy.
4. Love does not boast.
5. Love is not proud.
6. Love is not rude.
7. Love is not self-seeking.
8. Love is not easily angered. It does not become irritated. It is not touchy.
9. Love keeps no record of wrongs.
10. Love does not delight in evil but it rejoices in truth.
11. Love always trusts, and believes all things.
12. Love always hopes.
13. Love always perseveres.
14. Love goes on forever.
Now read the list and replace the word "love" with "God." God is not just loving, He IS Love!
All the special gifts and powers from God will someday come to an end, but love goes on forever...there are three things that remain -- faith, hope, and love -- and the greatest of these is Love. I Corinthians 13: 4-8, 13 (LBV)
Let's challenge one another to show the tangible love of JESUS, to each individual we come into contact with, today! "They will know we are CHRISTians, by our love..."
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Oh yeah...that is good stuff right there!!! It's the key - LOVE is the answer!!!!
ReplyDeleteSomeone recently asked me what my "Love Language" was...I know there is a book and there are "selections" to choose from, but I just couldn't figure it out for me?
I decided to ask Jesus what my "Love Language" was and He said "AUTHENTIC." You are to give and posture yourself to receive "Authentic Love." If love is authentic and pure, then "all of the above" will be our LOVE LANGUAGE, and THAT will reach the world.
That was an awesome word Johanna!!!
I personally love to love on people!! Let's be the people that Jesus uses to provide Love Collisions all over NYC!! Here I am Lord, Send Me!!
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