Love makes the difference

Beloved friends

Let's talk above love. The true measure of whether we are in relationship with God or not is not how powerful we are and "show off" giftings (speak well in tongues, prophecy and more)

The true measure is how we love - love others.

All other gifts can be mimicked, BUT THE AGAPE LOVE IS PURE. The foundation and motive for anything we do in Christ must be love.

We each must come to that place where the love of Christ overtakes our hearts - full conversion.

Let's expound a bit:

There is an example of full conversion - when Peter had the encounter with Christ after he was risen - Christ poses the question 3 times "Do you love me?" And each time Peter responded yes - Jesus charged him to feed my sheep (John 21:15 - 17)

Dear friends

It was never about me and my, the very empowerment we receive from God is to GO

(Matthew 28:19 and 20)

After the Pentecost experience the people moved out with that power to be effective witnesses and build the early church, many actually gave up all to further the Kingdom.

These words below summarise God’s definition about love

I John 4:7 - 21

7 Beloved, let us [unselfishly] [a]love and seek the best for one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves [others] is born of God and knows God [through personal experience]. 8 The one who does not love has not become acquainted with God [does not and never did know Him], for God is love. [He is the originator of love, and it is an enduring attribute of His nature.] 9 By this the love of God was displayed in us, in that God has sent His [One and] only begotten Son [the One who is truly unique, the only One of His kind] into the world so that we might live through Him. 10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation [that is, the atoning sacrifice, and the satisfying offering] for our sins [fulfilling God’s requirement for justice against sin and placating His wrath]. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us [in this incredible way], we also ought to love one another. 12 No one has seen God at any time. But if we love one another [with unselfish concern], God abides in us, and His love [the love that is His essence abides in us and] is completed and perfected in us. 13 By this we know [with confident assurance] that we abide in Him and He in us, because He has given to us His [Holy] Spirit. 14 We [who were with Him in person] have seen and testify [as eye-witnesses] that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.

15 Whoever confesses and acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. 16 We have come to know [by personal observation and experience], and have believed [with deep, consistent faith] the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides continually in him. 17 In this [union and fellowship with Him], love is completed and perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment [with assurance and boldness to face Him]; because as He is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love [dread does not exist]. But perfect (complete, full-grown) love drives out fear, because fear involves [the expectation of divine] punishment, so the one who is afraid [of God’s judgment] is not perfected in love [has not grown into a sufficient understanding of God’s love]. 19 We love, because [b]He first loved us. 20 If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates (works against) his [Christian] brother he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen. 21 And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should also [unselfishly] love his brother and seek the best for him.

Beloved GO

Go and share God's love in this world

It is what will truly make the difference

Walk good in Christ

Till we meet again

Pastor J