God is Love (1 John 4:8 & 16) and there is nothing we can do for God to
love us anymore our less. He is one constant Love, never changing. His love is
not based on our earthly merits, works or rituals. Nothing can separate you
from the love of God. We may experience a period(s) of broken fellowship due to
not accepting salvation, of operating in fear but during that time Gods love is
still there. The Cross has a purpose and that purpose is salvation(Romans 5:8). Salvation is nothing
missing; nothing broken; saving from harm; destruction; difficulty; failure;
loosen from bondage of sin through Jesus, to name a few. Many things are
embedded in this one act of love and we may live our entire lives without using
many of the benefits of the cross.
I am guilty of allowing my experience with
others and the way I handle my relationships to dictate my expectation from
God. God is not like man and when I confine my expectation from God to the
reasoning of my mind and past experiences then I am limiting my level of
manifestation of God’s love in my life. I believe that part of the reason the
body of Christ has not seen the level of signs and wonders in operation is due
to our lack of understanding of God’s love for us. The bible says that if we,
evil man (natural parents) knows how to give good gifts to our children, how
much more does my heavenly father knows how to give good gifts to His children (Matt 7:11). Many people may take this
as an insult when the bible refers to us as evil (born again) and heathen
(unsaved) but God says the heart is deceitful (Jeremiah 17:9) meaning we are not perfect and He is the only
person good. When I think of my children and the things I want to provide for
them, things I want to protect them from and the lifestyle and want to live
before them then I compare that to my limited understanding of God’s love and find
there is no comparison. God’s love cannot be fully understood by the natural
mind and should not be compared to our natural love for each other because at
some point we all have disappointed each other even thought it may not be
intentional but God’s love never fails.
No man can boost about salvation
because it is free and available for ALL. If you have been saved a day after
your first birthday or when you were in your forties, God loves you the same. I
struggle at times to remember how much God really loves me. Things he has done
is for His sake and not mind (Psalm 103 8:17)
Sin cannot stand before God and it does hurt Him to see His creation go astray
because of sin and the ignorance of His grace, love and forgiveness. When we
get more and more revelation of God’s love we will start shedding scales of sin
and when we understand that been saved is God’s plan to make us who we really
are before Adam sinned: to rule and have dominion over all things, then our
words and expectations will experience change.
God loves us and he wants and
deserve our best love. He is the only one who should get our worship, praise
and devotion. If you have not allowed Jesus to be Lord of your life it is not
too late. His return is not known and based on His character He operates
suddenly so your time is now. Get to know God more intimately and allow His
love to manifest in your life. Read Romans
8:35-39, Ephesians 2:4-5 & 3:16-21
By Dean Brown
Live11 Radio
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