The Meaning OF LOVE THE LORD…

SF, Stagecoach, NV

Dear Brothers, Sisters, Prodigals & Unsaved,

Last Thursday, I taught on “DUMP the JUNK - Keep the GOOD”  then replace it with JESUS’ WORD.   Much is said in the Word, so what is the meaning of “Love the Lord with ALL your heart”, which is the first of God’s two commandments for us.  Today, I’m going to talk about what the Word teaches on LOVING THE LORD - and what we gain, when we do, or loose when we don’t.

Many of you know, that I’ve been told by Google Plus, that I will be deleted as of April 2, 2019.  I believe I’ve found the place to go - so for the week, I’ll be working on setting up the new blog page, I’ll be sure to give  you the webpage address as soon as possible.  Blessings to ALL of you for reading these blogs and sharing them with your friends.

WHAT & WHY IS THE 

IMPORTANCE OF CHOOSING - TO LOVE?

• [Luke 21:24 NASB] “and they will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations; and Jerusalem [non followers of Jesus] will be trampled under foot by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.”

  Luke is talking about after the gathering [rapture],  It’s the last bolded red part that’s important, both to the Jews, Prodigals, Unsaved & Saved not walking in Christ [luke-warm or cold Christians.

  Those, not making a choice for Christ, before the “TIMES OF THE GENTILES [US] ARE FULFILLED”. No one knows the day or hour - but Jesus said that we should know the seasons.  With ALL that’s happening in this world - it’s for sure we’re in that “season,” Jesus talked about - so time IS getting shorter and shorter.

• [James 4:7-8 NASB] 7 “Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.:”

  Without submitting to Jesus, you cannot receive any help from the Holy Spirit, He's our ANOINTING, who TEACHES us and HELPS us to get through the “lousy here and now”!  For those saved, before you were, were you able to understand the Bible?  I wasn’t - it was confusing and I’ve never been big on history.  But I wasn’t raised in a Christian home, so my only teacher was the Holy Spirit, who gave me the understanding of the Word, the Old Testament’s [OT] has many principals to learn in each OT story, of what Abba [God] would and would not do.   We may try to do good on or own, but without the power of God, the enemy just laughs and attacks, saying Jesus is a liar, he has no power. Then he attacks us: Spirit, Soul and Body - those are the only ways, he can hurt us, when we're powerless.

  As you can see above in James, your hands will not be cleansed of ALL your prior sins, your heart will not be purified, to LOVE and HELP others - you’d remain double-minded.  A historical example of a double-minded person is: It’s the double-minded who are strangers to true lasting joy and peace.  The Bible says; JOY is a Christians’ STRENGTH and PEACE  “surpasses ALL understanding”.  So no matter what your dealing with, you’ll be strengthened, and have Peace, knowing that Abba will handle it - once you give it to Him.

• [Ephesians 6:12 NASB] “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual [forces] of wickedness in the heavenly [places.]”

  Most of us cannot see the spiritual realm/forces.  The spiritual forces are in the second Heaven.  But we - CHRISTIANS CAN stand against them in several different ways:

1. YOU can put on the WHOLE ARMOR OF GOD DAILY - Ephesians 6:11
2. YOU can BIND them from our presence - Matthew 16:19
3. YOU can LOOSE the MINISTERING SPIRITS to help you - Hebrews 1:14
4. YOU can TRUST IN THE LORD - John 16:33,  
5. YOU can place your CARES/ANXIETY on LORD - 1 Peter 5:7, Isaiah 43:2
6. NO MATTER where you are, HELP WILL COME - Psalm 121:1-2 
7. YOU will PERSEVERE be ENCOURAGED and walk in fellowship with Jesus and other Christians - Romans 15:5

     Also I would have you NOTE, that the “flesh and blood” is the enemy using someone to frost your cookies.  The twerp [satan], often uses others to aggravate, depress, take offense, but especially change your mind to work against Jesus and His Word.  That’s why the Word says to hate the sin, but not the sinner.  One of my guiding Scriptures, that makes me check, what I may hear or do is:
         [Philippians 4:8 NASB] “Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.”

[Romans 10:17 NASB] “So faith [comes] from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.”  

        The book of James talks about “FAITH WITHOUT WORKS - IS DEAD!  James 2:14-16.    

  James also says, WITHOUT FAITH - YOU CAN DO NOTHING! This is because, in our own power/strength we’re not strong enough to fight the worldly/spiritual ways that attack us.  Often, our battle is caused by our actions [because of the decisions we make to follow], without checking what’s being said as in - Philippians 4:8 above] and:

• [Hebrews 11:6 NASB] “And without faith it is impossible to please [Him,] for he who comes to God must believe that He is and [that] He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.”

Keep in mind, that you can’t take anything with you when you go to Heaven or hell, except your spirit, soul and to live in your spiritual body.  IF you go to Heaven, while you’re on earth, the more you become like Christ [in His ways], the more rewards you’ll store up.

• [Matthew 6:20-21 NASB] (20) "But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; (21) for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

Throughout the Word, Abba makes it quit clear JESUS IS THE ONLY WAY to heaven.  Yet it’s so easy in this world to get side-tracked; spirit, soul and especially body.  Timothy tells us the various ways the enemy will try to seduce you into this character.

• [2 Timothy 3:2-5 NASB] (2) “For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, (3) unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, (4) treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, (5) holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these.” 

Kinda sounds like the world today - Good has become Evil and Evil - Good, just as the Bible talks about.  None of the descriptions above will be in agreement with Philippians 4:8!  But the twerp [satan] uses them all.

• [Jeremiah 29:11 NASB] “ 'For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.”

This is the WILL OF ABBA, that’s why He sent us JESUS than the Holy Spirit, because He wants to see you well cared for, giving you a future to look forward to AND it’s HIS WILL, that NONE SHOULD PERISH.

His LOVE is unconditional - He WILL NEVER leave you or forsake you.

• [Revelation 21:3-4 NASB] (3) “And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them, (4) and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be [any] death; there will no longer be [any] mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away.”

To ME, that sounds, like a perfect place to live for ETERNITY - How About You?

My PRAYER 4 U today:  Thank you Lord, that our flesh and heart may fail, BUT YOU will remain the strength of our hearts and be our portion FOREVER - In Jesus’ Name - AMEN

Blessing to ALL of you

Sandy F - The Lord’s Servant