And now
abideth faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love (1
Corinthians 13:13). I once listened to a dear minister of God preach and during
the course of her teaching, she made a statement that has stayed with me for so
long. She said, "Lord Jesus, I have nothing to give you but my love".
I thought, "What could be better than that?" What else could we give
Him, but our love!
In Proverbs
23:26, the Lord said, "My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes
observe my ways." That's what He's asking for; nothing could be better to
give Him, than your love. This is so important, because it's all you need to do
His work. Your love for Him will propel you to live for Him and fulfil His call
on your life. The question is, "Do you love Jesus?" If you do,
whether or not you heard a voice "calling" you into the ministry, makes
no difference. What will count with God is how much you love Him, and what that
love propels you to do to the glory of His name.
If you
preach the Gospel, for example, and you feel you aren't "called" into
the ministry, look into your heart; do you love the Lord? If you do, then it
means you already heeded love's call, and that's the greatest call. If the
devil tries to make you feel you're not called, you declare, "I love the
Lord, and I follow Him, because I love Him". That will paralyze Satan
right away, because he can't stand love.
You can
never love Him and fail. It's not possible. Your love for the Master is
guaranteed to always win. Practise loving Jesus. Protect your love for Him and
keep it aflame all the time. Love can be quenched; so make sure you stir your
love and passion for Him in a way that nothing and no one can dissipate it.
PRAYER: Dear
Lord, I love you with all my heart, and I thank you for the privilege and
blessing of serving you and living for you! Nothing compares to the
extraordinary love-union and oneness that I share with you, and for this, I'm
eternally grateful! I'm propelled and compelled by your love to keep
establishing your righteousness in the earth, and in the hearts of men, in
Jesus' Name. Amen.
Further
Study: Ephesians 3:14-19 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, 15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16
That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be
strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 17 That Christ may
dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 18
May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and
depth, and height; 19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge,
that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
Daily
Scripture Reading
1-Year
Bible Reading Plan: Luke 6:17-49, Deuteronomy 31-32
2-Year
Bible Reading Plan: Matthew 26:1-13, Exodus 35
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