For you brothers were called to freedom, only you must not let your freedom be an excuse for the gratification of your lower nature, but in LOVE be slaves to one another. Galatians 5
Throughout this passage and through His Living Word, we are shown a detailed illustration of LOVE. As the source of all, a word that parallels with who God is. GOD IS LOVE.
When His word states: love your neighbor, love your enemy, love the Lord. These tasks seems utterly hopeless and impossible to do. That is because they are. LOVE THAT IS GOD, is Eternal, All Powerful, and is within us when we are in union with Jesus. When we realize that we have nothing to offer God, when there is nothing we can give up or sacrifice or do that makes us worthy of deserving the grace that He freely gives, that is when we truly can accept Him and experience this FREEDOM. Jesus showed His love to the Father through PERFECT OBEDIENCE. He Loves through us, through the surrender of the self. In obedience to His will.
John 15:13Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. 14You are my friends if you do what I command. 15I 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. 16You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. 17This is my command: Love each other.
When reflecting upon His word, and soaking it in, it really can open our hearts to the mercy that God has upon us. We can be reading the Bible but we continually miss soooo much of what God is speaking into our hearts and spirit. As the Spirit is fed by His word, our flesh is overcome.
A season that I can personally say that I am in, and that I believe we go through a number of times, is seeing how far I actually am from grasping the fullness of who He is. And through this we are completely humbled. But as His word says in Galations 5, "Practice living by the Spirit and then by no means will you gratify the cravings of your lower nature." This is a strong message....PRACTICE.
Practice (noun) - habitual or customary performance - repeated performance or systematic exercise for the purpose of acquiring skill or proficiency
What is amazing about Jesus, is that He is continually working within us, as we remain in Him. There isn't a means of practice for perfection but there is an overcoming in the flesh as we spend our devoted time in "practice." Quiet time with Him in the morning, centering back on Jesus throughout the day, practice of surrender, worship in music or other means of serving. Anything that is of Eternal goodness with Christ as the center focus is practice. Practice is not always an action, but a peaceful place remaining in His presence and the acceptance of His grace.
Practicing losing our lives daily, to let Him in to reign within us, to be glorified and shine victoriously. Amen.
" At some point in our practice we come to realize that our spiritual preconceptions, ambitions, and attitudes stand between us and Our Father, obstructing the way and blocking His light".--Brother Lawrence.
We need to stop trying to be something we are not. We are sinners, seeking to crave our lower nature, self-centered and tainted. Only to be cleansed and purified by the blood of the Lamb.
Revelation 19-Hallelujah!
1After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting:
"Hallelujah!
Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
2for true and just are his judgments. He has condemned the great prostitute who corrupted the earth by her adulteries. He has avenged on her the blood of his servants." 3And again they shouted: "Hallelujah! The smoke from her goes up for ever and ever."
4The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God, who was seated on the throne. And they cried: "Amen, Hallelujah!"
5Then a voice came from the throne, saying: "Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, both small and great!"
6Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting: "Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns. 7Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. 8Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear." (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.)
9Then the angel said to me, "Write: 'Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!' " And he added, "These are the true words of God."
10At this I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, "Do not do it! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."
Thank you Jesus.
Throughout this passage and through His Living Word, we are shown a detailed illustration of LOVE. As the source of all, a word that parallels with who God is. GOD IS LOVE.
When His word states: love your neighbor, love your enemy, love the Lord. These tasks seems utterly hopeless and impossible to do. That is because they are. LOVE THAT IS GOD, is Eternal, All Powerful, and is within us when we are in union with Jesus. When we realize that we have nothing to offer God, when there is nothing we can give up or sacrifice or do that makes us worthy of deserving the grace that He freely gives, that is when we truly can accept Him and experience this FREEDOM. Jesus showed His love to the Father through PERFECT OBEDIENCE. He Loves through us, through the surrender of the self. In obedience to His will.
John 15:13Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. 14You are my friends if you do what I command. 15I 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. 16You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. 17This is my command: Love each other.
When reflecting upon His word, and soaking it in, it really can open our hearts to the mercy that God has upon us. We can be reading the Bible but we continually miss soooo much of what God is speaking into our hearts and spirit. As the Spirit is fed by His word, our flesh is overcome.
A season that I can personally say that I am in, and that I believe we go through a number of times, is seeing how far I actually am from grasping the fullness of who He is. And through this we are completely humbled. But as His word says in Galations 5, "Practice living by the Spirit and then by no means will you gratify the cravings of your lower nature." This is a strong message....PRACTICE.
Practice (noun) - habitual or customary performance - repeated performance or systematic exercise for the purpose of acquiring skill or proficiency
What is amazing about Jesus, is that He is continually working within us, as we remain in Him. There isn't a means of practice for perfection but there is an overcoming in the flesh as we spend our devoted time in "practice." Quiet time with Him in the morning, centering back on Jesus throughout the day, practice of surrender, worship in music or other means of serving. Anything that is of Eternal goodness with Christ as the center focus is practice. Practice is not always an action, but a peaceful place remaining in His presence and the acceptance of His grace.
Practicing losing our lives daily, to let Him in to reign within us, to be glorified and shine victoriously. Amen.
" At some point in our practice we come to realize that our spiritual preconceptions, ambitions, and attitudes stand between us and Our Father, obstructing the way and blocking His light".--Brother Lawrence.
We need to stop trying to be something we are not. We are sinners, seeking to crave our lower nature, self-centered and tainted. Only to be cleansed and purified by the blood of the Lamb.
Revelation 19-Hallelujah!
1After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting:
"Hallelujah!
Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
2for true and just are his judgments. He has condemned the great prostitute who corrupted the earth by her adulteries. He has avenged on her the blood of his servants." 3And again they shouted: "Hallelujah! The smoke from her goes up for ever and ever."
4The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God, who was seated on the throne. And they cried: "Amen, Hallelujah!"
5Then a voice came from the throne, saying: "Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, both small and great!"
6Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting: "Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns. 7Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. 8Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear." (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.)
9Then the angel said to me, "Write: 'Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!' " And he added, "These are the true words of God."
10At this I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, "Do not do it! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."
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