...I WILL PUT MY LAWS UPON THEIR HEART, AND ON THEIR MINDS I WILL WRITE THEM... [Hebrews 10: 16] For a few days we have been sharing on the laws God wants to put on our hearts and write on our minds. We have discussed the Law of Righteousness and the Law of Liberty; perhaps if you would like you can look back on my Facebook page to see my thoughts on these. We have considered very briefly the Laws of Righteousness, Liberty and Faith and this morning we think on the Law of Love. ‘And He (that is, Jesus) said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the great and foremost commandment. The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbour as yourself.’” [Matthew 22: 37 – 39] In my posts and blog I have shared many times that this Law, which comes directly from Torah, a direct quote from the Ten Commandments, no longer applies to us this side of the cross of Jesus. I stand completely by that statement on the basis that of all scripture these verses are read and misinterpreted by precious people when read with law eyes…you MUST read this commandment with grace eyes, looking perfectly through the cross of Jesus. If you don’t you risk missing the mountain top of the Grace Laws God is putting on your heart and writing on your mind. You must…please ask now that the Holy Spirit, the discloser of Jesus, will open grace eyes in you to see the most wonderful, beautiful truth on which rests all the wonder and glory of God. Many people when reading these verses burden themselves with the perception that it is commanding us to love God more. When people say that to me I cannot help but ask them, “How is that going for you?” If we have a desire to love God more there is only one way, receive more of His love. If we have a desire to love others more there is only one way, receive more of His love. We cannot generate love ourselves, that is the requirement of law. It isn’t wrong, just unattainable. But what is attainable is to receive His love because He has already declared it and it is freely given in the person of Jesus, and then we can love, because He first loved us. It is the only way, because He is the only Way! You see, I believe, that these words from the mouth of Jesus must be seasoned with all that HE is; He is Grace, and we need to see not a requirement on us but we must see His blessing upon us. I trust the Holy Spirit will show this to you. This may be the most important post I ever write…maybe having written it I will stop and release you from my daily journal…but, seriously, this is the single most important truth we will ever receive; this is the mountain top of truth. Where do I start? ‘God is Love’ [1 John 4: 8]. Not just God loves; He IS Love! ‘For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life’ [John 3: 16}…You want proof of God’s love? Look at Jesus. He is the ‘radiance of God’s glory’ [Hebrews 1: 3]. What does this mean for you and me? I am the favoured child of God; God Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, supreme being, majesty of all majesty, wonder of all wonder, the great, complete, King of all kings and Lord of all lords He, GOD, is my Father! Did you get it? HE IS OUR FATHER! Abba Father. Dad. Daddy. Your Father! I am His favoured child! You are too! (I could write forever!) What does this Law of Grace require of you? Believe and receive His love for you. Believe and receive JESUS. What is your declaration? I am His favoured child! ‘What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? (Please read on in Romans 8: 33 – 34) Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?...But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.’ [Romans 8: 31 – 39] Ephesians 3: 14 – 21 It is the truth…’Your Word is Truth.’ [John 17: 17] Have a great day.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 20:04:20 +0000