The Power Of Love

 

 The Power Of God's Love

 

 

Propitiation: the act of appeasing a God, spirit or person

1Jn;4-8 

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

Jn:3-16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

God's love for his man was so strong even in the garden when man failed, eating the fruit of  Satan's lies (Hosea:10-13), God didn't throw him away but gave him another chance to receive eternal life by sending Jesus as a sin sacrifice for mankind. Jesus made the perfect atonement for man.

Jesus was willing to lay down his God-ship and become man, that through him man could become GOD if he endure to the end IN CHRIST. Matt:24-13>> He that endure to the end the same.....

2Tim:2-3  Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

We walk by faith not by sight (2Corth:5-7) Faith worketh by love (Gal:5-6)

Rev:3,20-21 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

The safest place in the world today is in Christ Jesus; (dead or alive)

1Corth:6-17  But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

Heb:10,4-7  For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.

5 Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:

6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.

7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.

Let's look at the power of God's love for Israel when he brought them out of Egypt and layed his hands on the Egyptians to punish them for how they treated his people.

Ten times the Lord pledged the Egyptians and sent evil angels to do his business. Ps:78,42-53 Finally he killed the firstborn of everyone that didn't have the blood of a first born lamb without spot or blemish over the door post and the side post of their house.

The Lord had Israel to spoil Egypt of their silver, gold, clothes and what they desired of the Egyptians as they left Egypt to journey in the wilderness. Ex:12,35-36

Deut:32,12-13,15-17,20

12 So the LORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him.

13 He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock;

15 But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.

16 They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger.

17 They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not.

20 And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith.

Is:63,7-10 

I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.

8 For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour.

9 In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.

10 But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.

Deut:5-29  O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!

Jer:29-11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Rom l3-10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. What law? The Ten Commandments. God's Royal Law!!! Ex:20,1-17, 1Jn:2,3-4

Many people fail when it comes to loving others because true love come's from the heart, even when it comes to loving oneself. If the love of God is in your heart, love don't behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

1Jn:4,8-9 
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. We love him because he first loved me.

Prov:18-24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

So you don't know how to love if you don't know God, "God is love", his very being is love, and you can't know God except you keep his commandments. 

Many people say they are blessed of the Lord, but if you're not keeping the commandments: God don't know you, he said I never new you, he don't know that you exist so why would he throw his blessing in the air.

God's love is never ending to those that keep his commandments, his love is  forever to those that keep his covenant, it is the foundation of every thing that has to do with God. Ex:20-6

Prov:16-7 When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Is:49-15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.

16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.

 Is:55,8-9
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Ephe:5-25 
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word

2Corth:5-16 This is how God see you not after the flesh, but by the word of God

16 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.

God will fight our battles; Will you fight for someone you love?

2Chron;20,1-25 ..............

2Corth:5-19:  God want his man back!!!
To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

Phil:2-13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

Matt:22:36-39 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

38 This is the first and great commandment.

39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Ephesians 3:17–19

17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 

18 may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 

19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Every promise of God is based on his love for his people that believe in him. The world say: I love you if, I love you because, or I love you when, that is the mentality of the old man, I do for you, you do for me. 

Jer:29-11

Traditions of men make the love of God of none effect 

God's love is unconditional to the church thats in covenant with him and keep his commandments.

Some might say you have the poor with you always to those that are struggling, but you don't have to stay that way why? because Jesus is not poor or sick, his promise to the body of Christ is to supply all our needs according to his riches in glory. We have to trust his word and be patient. All of God's word is according to your faith in Him.

So what is the unconditional love of God? It's a love that doesn't depend on man. It's a love that depends on God alone. It has nothing to do with you or I. God's love depends entirely on him, he is love.

So don't focus on your love for God. Put your focus on His love for you. Your love for God will be a response to His love for you.

When you receive the love that He has for you, you will love Him and others with no problem.

Deuteronomy 7:9 | 

Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations; 

 

Jn:14,12-15 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.

Jn:15,12-13,
This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

Matthew 7:11  If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

2Kings:7,1-18 The 4 leprous men, by this time tomorrow........

 

1 John 4:18 | 

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

1Jn3,1-2
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

Gal:5,22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

1 Thessalonians 4:9 

But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another. 

 

1 John 4:20 | 

If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

Proverbs 8:17 |

I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

1 John 2:15 | 

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

God showed Israel and Pharaoh His mighty power when he plagued Egypt those 10 times.

God opened the red sea and Israel walked on dry ground.

God Gave Israel wealth and riches when they left Egypt

He sent bread from heaven, and gave them water from a rock.

There is so much to say about God's love, my point today is to let you know Israel and those in the body of Christ trust in his love, ask God to give you a revelation of his love toward you, I believe you will be blessed.

1Corth:13,1-13 

1 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.

2 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.

3 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.

4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.

10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

We must realize there is another side of God, his anger that will come upon those that do not keep his commandments, statues, and judgements, don't let that be you!!! A quick look at God's anger at his return.

Is:42,12-13 The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.

14 I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.

Let us embrace God's love by keeping his law, statues and judgements with hope at his return we will be among those caught up in the first resurrection.

Bro Stearns