Good Morning Sabbath.......
Father thank You for this NEW day. We ask that you OPEN our HEARTS and MINDS to YOUR infinite GRACE, WISDOM, and PEACE, so WE may SERVE You in the manner most PLEASING to YOU. In Your Mighty Son YESHUA, JESUS CHRIST's Name we pray. Amen. - Let’s Do The Math: 1 + 2 = Love Yeshua, Jesus Christ Our King, tells us in The Gospel of Matthew: “Jesus said to him, “You shall love The LORD (YHWH, Yahweh) your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.” Matthew 22:37-40 NKJV “Yeshua said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ The whole Torah and the Prophets depend on these two commandments.” Matthew 22:37-40 WMB Here in Matthew we read about Our Savior explaining, in no uncertain manner, that every commandment Our Father has given us is connected to Love. Today let's take a look at what Paul writes about Love in 1 Corinthians and see if we can define this True Love that Our Messiah teaches us. In 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Paul writes: “Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” I Corinthians 13:4-7 In verse 7 Paul writes 4 things about Love: Love "bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things." For the sake of brevity let focus on these four things. 1 - Love Bears All Things: We as believers are not suppose to be easily offended. Love puts up with a lot. When we allow perceived slights and offenses to get us bent out of shape, it undermines our Love. What's crazy about this one is, I see many people offended by something that didn't even happen... they made it up in their own head with assumptions. We must beware of this. If we Love, we bear through. Don't let anyone, not even yourself, undermine your Love. 2 - Love Believes All Things: Love always has the best thoughts about Our Father...and neighbor. Love never attributes anything less than Perfect when it comes to Our Father. What The Creator Of Heaven And Earth Says... is True. In regards to our neighbor, Love isn't overly suspicious of people. That is not to say that Love is gullible or naive, just not quick to suspect the worst of people. Let's go ahead and get a few witnesses on the "not gullible or naive," and also catch some serious Word Wisdom: “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.” I John 4:1 “Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren.” James 1:16 “Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.” I Corinthians 15:33 “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.” Galatians 6:7 3 - Love Hopes All Things: When it comes to Our Father, this means we Hope In Him. We trust that God Our Father will fulfill His Promises. He will bring His amazing plan of salvation and redemption to complete fulfillment. As for our neighbor, Love expects the best in people. Love believes that with the help of Our Father...Love Can Change Anyone For The Better. 4 - Love Endures All Things: Does Love give up easy? Of course not. If we Truly Love God and our neighbor, we must endure. Whether it be tribulations or trials, persecution or offenses, wounds or disappointments, we should never stop Loving. Our Father is much wiser than us. He often allows things to happen that we don't always understand in the beginning, only to show us something wonderful that we do understand later (John 13:7). Also, people will disappoint, wound, or hurt us. If we are practicing True Love, we endure these things. God Our Father can shine, amazingly bright, His Amazing Love, when we endure with Love. We only need look to Our King and Savior, Our Salvation and Messiah, if we need a picture of Enduring Love🔥. A greater Love this world has never seen. 1 + 2 = Love. The Two Greatest Commandments. They are Great because they are what our existence is all about. Everything we believers do is governed by: Number One - Love God Our Father Above All Things, with your heart, mind, soul, and body. Number Two - Love Your Neighbor As Yourself. Think about that... "As Yourself." How do we want to be treated? Wow. One day we will inherit The Kingdom of God with Our Savior, The Lion of The Tribe of Judah, and when we do, I am pretty sure Jesus Will Have Expected Us To Have Learned.... We Must Let Love Reign... Forever and Ever. Amen!
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