The other day at Merge we were walking through a prayer Paul prays in the book of Philippians where he asks God that our love would abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight we may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day Jesus comes back , and that we would be filled with His righteousness to the glory and praise of God.
It should not come as a shock to anyone that the pursuit of every Christian's life boils down to our desire to reflect Jesus to this world in order to bring as much praise to God as we can. What I find interesting is in this prayer the catalyst that Paul prays to unlock this beautiful reality...
LOVE!!!!
When love breaks through all other barriers begin to break down. When love breaks through we see things like patience and kindness and consideration take place over evil, selfishness and pride. When love breaks through we celebrate when good wins over evil and rest assured that in love we find protection and a hope for a better tomorrow.
When love breaks through addictions are broken, hearts are mended and lives are restored. When love breaks through we go from the wilderness to the promised land. We go from pieces to a masterpiece.
Our desire to live in love will change the courses of our lives. There are a million reasons we can give for choosing not to live in love. A few I hear from time to time usually deal with wounds received, wounds given, wounds of previous generations, wounds. What we forget is that all wounds can be healed in Jesus because in Him we find everything we need.
Love as it turns out is the most important thing about our lives. Not our yearly income, not our business I.Q., not how popular we are or how big the T.V. is.... Jesus tells us that our lives come down to our desire to LOVE GOD and LOVE PEOPLE. All other commands fall under this great one.
I wonder what it would look like if love actually broke through in your life and you made it your mission to always act/react in the most loving ways possible. Maybe you should start wondering this with me:)
Heart and Soul,
BAG
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