True Love

True love is giving, it is selfless, it is being weak, It is self denial. Jesus became all these things for us. He became weak that man may crucify Him. He became a servant to teach us to lead. He gave everything He had, heaven itself, for you and I. DO you love this way?

Individuality

In the trinity there are 3 but individuals who do not ever act independently of the others. They chose not to have individuality, but instead they exist inside the love they share. In John 17 Jesus prays that we may be one as He and the Father are one. This is a prime example of how we need to stop being so focused on me as an individual and come into the body of Christ so it can function as one instead of 50 million individuals.

In Genesis God calls the man and woman to become one flesh. They are no longer to be individuals but to become as one. Why is it that we constantly seek out our individuality in every aspect of our lives?

If we begin to forget our RIGHT to be an individual and start focusing on how we may best serve Christ and in so doing serve the His body of believers we will begin to become the bride He is seeking without spot or wrinkle.

Forgiven

37 And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment, 38 and standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment. The Holy Bible : English Standard Version. (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001). Lk 7:37–38.

This woman who was a sinner did not think her self good enough to be at His head but bowed at His feet where we should all be. She then by her tears shows her repentant heart and her hatred of the life she is living. With the wiping of His feet with her hair and the anointing of them with oil she shows how much she loves Him with the love He has poured out into her heart with the forgiving of her sins. This is the perfect showing of what true repentance is and how a religious legalist misses the truth of the situation. How often do we miss the truth of a situation because we are to buys looking at the surface?

How Can a Man Serve a Master He does not Know?

There are many who say the serve God but have no clue who He is. They have no knowledge of His word and no idea of what He wants from them in life. If you do not take the time to get to know who God is how can you say you serve Him? If a son has never met his dad how would he know who his dad is and what his dad would want of him? In this same way how can a person, child of God, who has never spent time in prayer and never reads and studies His word for themselves know who God is and what He wants of them? This being true how can they, not knowing God, serve Him?

Who owns what?

John 17:1“Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you,

Jesus prays for "Father" to glorify Him so He may Glorify the "Father." I wonder what our world would look like if God's people started living this prayer. Jesus prayer it, yes, but we can pray and live it out.  "Father" blesses us that we may be a blessing. Everything we "OWN" here on earth belongs to God and is His to do with as He sees fit.  How many of us have truly dedicated all we have to Him and asked Him to do with it as He wishes? Is it not time we give back to God what is HIs already?

Becoming Adam and Eve

God would have us know that He is just, indeed, and He will not condone sin. He has tried to make it overwhelmingly plain to us that through the blood of the everlasting covenant He is able to act toward us exactly as if we had never sinned.(A.W. Tozer, What Happened to Worship?: A Call to True Worship)

If this comment is true, and I sincerely believe it is since in Matt 5:48 You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. We are called to be perfect which is how Adam and Eve were first created.

This all being true, the question comes to HOW do we obtain this? The answer is by giving up your right of choice completely each and every minute of every day. As it is stated in what is commonly referred to as the Lord’s prayer:

Matt 6:9 Pray then like this:

      “Our Father in heaven,
      hallowed be your name.
10      Your kingdom come,
      your will be done,

Note the bold underlined part, Gods will not yours, so give up your will and your right to choose and you will obtain what is stated above.

Miracles

It is truly amazing to give up your right of choice to your Heavenly Father and to watch as He unveils His truths with each passing day. There are so many hidden things that He has waiting for us to realize the truth of our sin lies within our constant exercising of our right of choice over HIs will. Adam and Eve’s sin was disobedient, yes, but the true sin came when they both chose to exercise their right of choice over His command. How many times a day do we do this? How many times each day do I say I want instead of Father what do you want? When the day comes that you stop saying I want and start, sincerely, saying your will be done is the day you begin to realize exactly what life is truly all about. That is the day that all the desires of your heart are truly given to you and the truths of His word are totally opened to you that you may understand completely what He has for you and for His people. I pray this day comes for you soon my brothers and sisters in Christ. Open your heart and let go of your rebellion and give into HIs will and know He IS your Lord. Make His will more important than yours and you will gain all the promises of the Bible instead of a couple here and there. May He richly bless you all the days of your walk with Him.