“Though I speak with the tongues of men
and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a
tinkling cymbal.
And though I have the
gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I
have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am
nothing.
And though I bestow
all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have
not charity, it profiteth me nothing “-1 Corinthians 13:1-3.
God through Paul in 1 Corinthians 13 is helping us to
understand the meaning of true love. Has anyone ever said something to indicate
to you that you are legalistic, you do not know what love is or that you do not
know how to love, because you combine love with obedience?
The next time someone
ignorantly makes this insinuation you help that individual by sharing these
scriptures, to let that person know that Jesus was not only about love, but He
was very much about obedience. John 3:16; 14:15, Philippians 2:8, 1 John 5:3 and
1 Samuel 15:22.
When we obey
God that we learn to love Him and our fellow men in spirit and in truth. When
we obey Yahweh’s 10 Commandment laws we fulfill the love therein, thus
emulating the Character of Jesus Christ. This is the love spoken of in Luke: “And he answering
said, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your
soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as
yourself”- Luke 10:7.
By dying to our flesh and allowing the Holy Spirit you
take full control of our lives we are able to embrace the entire Word of God,
not just the parts that make us feel good and comfortable. Love, love, love
this sounds very cuddly right? Now how does this sound? Obey, obey, obey!
Do
you feel some resistance? When it comes to God, friends, there should be no
resistance, but the enemy of God has set it up so that people would resist God
and listen to him, but the brother of Jesus warns: “Resist the devil and he
will flee from you”-James 4:7.
Dear heavenly Father, please help us to love and obey you,
so that we would not be deceived by satan and those he has employed to work
with him. I pray in the name of Jesus-Amen
Pauline Lewinson
www.aplanforu.com
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