"to have found God and to still pursue Him is the soul's paradox of love."
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The following are thoughts that popped into my head listening to a speaker. Also, sorry if this post is a bit all over. It’s late and my brains dead but just had to get these words out. I pray that you are blessed.
The question, “who comes to mind that you would be willing to die for?”, was asked in a service I attended tonight. Immediately two people popped into mind. One being Jesus. We are so ready, like Peter to say how much we love Jesus, how much we would do for Him, how we would die for Him. But when the time came, who like Peter would prove his word not so true? We say we would die for Him, but when He asks us to die to self how often do we say “but Jesus!” When He asks us to forgive and forget when others have wronged us, “but Jesus they....” When He asks us to love others selflessly, “but Jesus I deserve....” When others wrong us and we are tempted to revenge, “but Jesus, they deserve...” when we want our way in a situation instead of esteeming the other person and their wishes above our own, “but Jesus...” and the list goes on. So when it comes down to it, would we really be willing to die for Him? If we aren’t willing to die in the “little” things everyday, how could we possibly think we would lay down our whole entire life and die for Him? We must learn to die daily if we ever dream to be like Jesus who gave up more than we could imagine to put our hearts, desires, needs and life above His. We deserved all He died for. But He laid down everything, He gave us His whole heart nomatter what we did to Him. Nomatter how much we scorned and hurt Him, He never withdrew His heart of love but loved all the more. He died daily till it lead to the cross for US! John 15:13, says, “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” We are called to be. like. Jesus. No excuses. “Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul.” Matthew 16:24-26. ESV Lay down your life daily, even in the smallest, in seemingly important things. Let Love be the motive and the rule of your life. Love is the law of heaven. Jesus lived a life of selfless love, and service. The motive behind every word and act was prompted from Love. Love is the life we are called to live. We are called to BE love. “Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.” 1 John 4:7 “In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” 1 John 4:9-10 Jesus laid down His life, not because we loved Him but because He loved us. Lay down your life for people who don’t love you. Let His life be a role model for you. Don’t make excuses for your lovelessness. Believe me, when you let His love fill your heart, it’s magical! It will turn your world up side down! And when His love rules in your heart, it will prompt you to lay yourself down, and die daily. For true love is selfless. Die in the little ways. Love in big ways.
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