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A Gentle Spirit
Pastor
Jeanne Stewart, Oklahoma
http://simplyspokenword.blogspot.com/
http://mercyechoes.blogspot.com/
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A Father’s Love
Imagine
with me God our Heavenly Father surrounded by the multitude of heaven’s angelic
host – our eternal Family. How could they not have wept as Jesus left Glory to
be born on earth as the Son of man? Heaven’s Splendor was brought low to suffer
death and separation from the perfect, eternal love of His Family in heaven. Was
His presence missed there?
All
that the Son suffered was on behalf of a Father’s love for the inhabitants on
earth that had been created good amidst
the dysfunctional influence of pride and disobedience. Let us reflect on the
warring archangelic display in the heavenlies that separated the Holy from the
evil. Then, cast out of the pure consecration of worship, evil produced on earth
its transgression against God Almighty to destroy His living design.
No
one but God can love us the way we need to be loved or can beyond doubt
understand our hearts. Our heavenly Father alone knows our thoughts and truly understands
us so completely. The Father of all purity and holiness embraces love with the richness
of His life within us.
Where
the first man Adam failed, Jesus came to earth to testify to the Truth of eternity’s
home. Father God’s beautiful love for us, His Creation, was expressed in giving
His only begotten Son coming into this sinful world, confirming true love. All
who would love the truth would recognize what Jesus says as accurate. (John 18:37)
This
road of truth led Jesus to Calvary’s sacrifice. His death, resurrection and
ascension were for you and me to find our way in life along the highway of holiness
of Father’s mercy and grace. The truth of this love shows us God’s way over our
own way of self destruction.
This is
the way of our eternal Family of love … A Father’s love that yearns for all
of His creation to live in heaven with Him.
Living by the Spirit’s Power ~
Nothing
is stronger than the power and might of the Holy Spirit living within us. The
seed of God’s love in our lives produces fruit of joy, peace, patience,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. There is no law
against these things, for the law was not intended for people who do what is true.
It was for those who were lawless and rebellious, who were ungodly and sinful,
and who considered nothing sacred and defiled what was holy. (1Timothy 1:9)
Family
members who have been redeemed and belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the
passions and desires of their sinful nature to His cross and crucified them
there. (Galatians 5:24) Their
righteousness is of Christ Jesus. (Isaiah
54:17) It is our Father God who works righteousness in us when we believe,
for God reigns in us. (Psalm 119:111)
Nothing
can separate us from our Father’s love. Nothing can be more powerful than the
strength of His affection when worship motivated by love operates according to
the Spirit of God and His Word we have hidden within us. If God is for us, who
can ever be against us, for God Himself has given us right standing with
Himself. (Romans 8:31- 39)
Love
is not what you accomplish but who you truly are within Christ Jesus, for God
is all love. There is nothing false living within God, for God is all truth and
all life and He can not condemn Himself. For in Him we live and move and exist.
(Acts 17:28) Three things will last
forever – faith, hope, and love and the greatest of these is love. Knowing that
love does not condemn us, the Holy Spirit fills our heart with His love. (Romans 5:5)
Then
imagine with me just how much we would fail to witness by not living in heaven’s
home. If we do not accept our Father’s loving plan of salvation through Jesus’ sacrifice
… our presence would be missed.
Ending Prayer ~
Father God … You are always in the midst of Your children for You are
the Mighty One who has saved us. You delight over us with gladness … You make
quiet with Your love and rejoice over us with Your singing. We just want to
thank You for Your Dew of heaven’s home … Jesus … for we are redeemed and set
free from earth’s sinful nature by the sacrifice of Jesus’ blood and wounding at
Calvary to accept His new nature of eternity’s home. Stir us to bring forth our
purpose to live our lives within so great a Father’s Love. Amen ~
