God is love(1Jn 4:8).
To love, He made soul(Ge 2:7),
For the souls He loves, He prepared heaven(Jn 14:2) and
To save the souls He loves, He sent His Son(Jn 3:16).
Faith is knowing the value of one's soul and
The life of this faith is loving one's soul and also loving others' souls.
During the six days of creation,
By His word, God made all things according to their kinds.
While God keeps them until
He burns them all up by the same word(2Pe 3:7-10),
He wants to preserve souls eternally and give life to them,
For they were made for Him to love.
In spite of that, Adam was deceived and sinned.
As a result, he was banished from the Garden and
God placed a flaming sword around it(Ge 3:24) to Demonstrate the reality of all men - i.e., they became runaway, lost souls.
God gave the Law to the Israelites and
Increased their suffering(Is 38:17) so that,
Before they are thrown into the eternal destruction following the devil(Mt 25:41),
They could be caught and torn by thorn bushes(Hos 2:5-8) and
Finally return to God(He 2:5-8).
The sanctuary was a reminder for them
To return to God.
Jesus said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again(Jn 2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would show the Father's love for all souls(Jn 3:16; 1Jn 4:8-9) for
He is the Only Begotten Son, the incarnate Word(Jn 1:1, Jn 1:14), and
He came as the Son of Man to
Seek and save what was lost(Lk 19:10).
When He died, He wore a crown of thrones(Mt 27:29) and
His flesh was caught and torn by the nails and the spear(Jn 19:18, Jn 19:34).
As He died, Jesus said, "It is finished(Jn 19:30), declaring that He:
1. Fulfilled the Father's love and was amazed by it(Mt 27:28; 1Jn 4:10);
2. Condemned the origin of sin(1Jn 3:8); and
3. With His blood redeemed men and fulfilled the requirement of the Law, opening a way for lost souls to return to the Father(He 10:19-20)
Jesus resurrected and
Ascended to the Father's house.
The Holy spirit came to
Whoever knows that they are souls and
Receives the precious blood of Jesus(Jn 3:16; 1Pe 1:18-19), and
He lets them know deep things of God and of their souls(1Co 2:10-11).
The man of the Spirit is he who
Knows that he is a soul loved and, thus,
Cherishes, prioritizes and loves his own soul, and
Overcomes all things(Rm 8:31-39).
He also see not men or their appearances but souls and
Loves them all(Mt 5:44).
Therefore, he willingly chooses
To worship, serve, dedicate, preach and even be martyred -
Until he returns to the Father's house.
O Lord,
If even a wicked father loves his own son,
How much more for the love of God who gave
The Only Begotten Son and traded Him with my soul!
I am amazed and amazed.
How precious is my soul - my beloved soul!
Let me live only for my soul. Amen.