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More Love To My Lord Jesus
(1Pe1:3-12)
God is love (1Jn4:8).
In Him is love (Jn15:10), and
He loves all the more those who love Him.
Faith is knowing His love and receiving it, and
The life of this faith is loving Him more as time passes until entering the kingdom of His love (Col1:13).
"Love is differentiated depending on the relationship:
Romantic (eros),universal(agape),andexclusivelyforonelord(phileo).
While people value romantic love and attempt to sustain it through marriage,
The reality is that it cannot last for
As time passes, the more experience one has of others,
The greater the dissatisfaction and disappointment.
This is due to Adam, the ancestor of mankind, who was
Deceived by the serpent and sinned (Ge2:17, 3:4).
Consequently, for all his life he resented his beloved wife (Ge2:23, 3:6, 12, 24).
Nevertheless, as they were cast out of the Garden (Ge3:24),
God clothed them in garments of skin (Ge3:21),
Showing His forthcoming love.
The core of the Law given to the Israelites after their exodus was
To love the Lord God with all their heart, with all their soul and with all their strength (Dt6:5; Mt22:37).
However, because it was like a tutor leading children (Gal3:24)
When they loved Him they were blessed to a thousand generations but
When they hated Him they were immediately punished (Dt7:8-10).
Consequently, they loved God out of force and fear,
Giving a way for the emergence of hypocrites.
Referring to the temple where such commandments, the stone tablets, were
Jesus said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days (Jn2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would tear down the law to love God out of fear and force and
Raise a new law that would let men know the love of God for them and love Him willingly (1Jn4:16).
He is the beloved only Son of God (Mt3:17; Jn15:9).
For the Father loved the world He gave His Son (Jn3:16, 17:23) and
Jesus loved the disciples to the end (Jn13:1).
As He died, He said, "It is finished (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Loved the Father to death and relieved the Father's love (Mt27:46; Jn10:17; 1Jn4:10);
2) Condemned the devil the separator (1Jn3:8); and
3) Died in place of man and revealed His love for men (2Co5:14).
The Father raised Him up and
Jesus entered the kingdom of His beloved Son (Col1:13).
The Holy Spirit whom He sent
Comes to those who received His blood and
Pours into their hearts God's love (Rm5:5-8).
He lets them know the breadth, the depth and the height of the love of Christ (Eph3:17-19).
Thus even if they are tested by fire they do not take it as curse (1Pe1:7-8)
But rather like pure gold they are refined and all the more love Him for
Suffering produces endurance, endurance character and character hope (Rm5:3-4).
The man of the Spirit is he who,
The more time passes, the more he knows about people,
The more he knows about himself and
The more he knows about the Lord,
Loves the Lord all the more for
There is absolutely no dissatisfaction about Him, and
Absolutely nothing to hold back from Him.
The only thing he seeks to do is to please the Lord.
O Lord,
It is already the first week of July and
We realize how half of this year has gone by without doing much, without producing much.
How ashamed we are before You!
But one thing is for sure ” we love You Lord Jesus more than ever!
Amen.