Saturday, August 7, 2010
Have had alot of thoughts lately. feels foggy at times, like there is no focus. what do You want me to learn this season God? showing me so many angles of Yourself. then was brought to 1 John 4 today.
1 John 4
7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9 In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. 10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
12 No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us.
there may be many revelations, but the focus has to be always on His love. the origin of love is God, in fact, God is love. How did He reveal this love? By sending His only Son to die for our sins. What greater love is there than this? No one has seen God, but if we love one another, if we do everything with the spirit of God's love, people will be able to see His love in us. In fact He says that His love will be perfected in us. not just seen in us. perfected in us.
perfected. that is a strong word. think about that..
17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.
what is the purpose of the perfection of love in us? that we may have the spirit of boldness and not the spirit of fear. to walk in confidence in Him. to draw near to Him. to shine forth His glory.
Love.
1 John 4
7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9 In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. 10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
12 No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us.
there may be many revelations, but the focus has to be always on His love. the origin of love is God, in fact, God is love. How did He reveal this love? By sending His only Son to die for our sins. What greater love is there than this? No one has seen God, but if we love one another, if we do everything with the spirit of God's love, people will be able to see His love in us. In fact He says that His love will be perfected in us. not just seen in us. perfected in us.
perfected. that is a strong word. think about that..
17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.
what is the purpose of the perfection of love in us? that we may have the spirit of boldness and not the spirit of fear. to walk in confidence in Him. to draw near to Him. to shine forth His glory.
Love.
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