Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Talk Tuesday-Wishing You A Blessed and Christ-Centred New Year!

Yesterday we had the pleasure of attending our last prayer meeting for 2013 (special thanks to the Eternal Light Community). We were blessed to hear the word of prophecy given by two separate sisters in the church, exhorting us to enter into the fire of God's love (for those not familiar with prophecy or the Gifts of the Spirit, please read 1 Corinthians 14). As I began to ponder what the Spirit of the Lord was saying to me about God's love, the mirror of His Word began to reflect on my own heart, and the lessons that I learned this past year.

God's love demands our trust. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6  

God's love demands our total commitment. "Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’" Matthew 22:37

God's love demands our forgiveness. "14 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins." Matthew 6:14-15

God's love makes atonement for our sins. "9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent His one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. 10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins." 1 John 4:9-10

God's love casts out our fear. "There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love." 1 John 4:18

God's love doesn't let go of us. "37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8:37-39

We wish you a Blessed and Christ-Centred New Year! Bask in God's love, allow it to transform you, to fill you, to comfort you and to renew you. God's love is accessible to us through His Son Jesus Christ, the Incarnate One. "GOD IS LOVE," 1 John 4:8

1 comment:

Farah said...

Happy New Year!