Love

 3-10-26 Monday morning 

Good morning family I’m so very pleased to give you this thought this morning. I’m troubled with the thought of child labor, slavery, & trafficking this morning. With this thought that hits me right in the heart, it reminds me of my main message point today of empathy and compassion, but more directly, LOVE! 

We hear of these things happening more and more in our world but what’s even more horrific is it’s right next door. What are we doing about it? What are our actions to stop and prevent these horrible acts? I’m not suggesting we all drop our lives and stand at the Whitehorse with a sign. I am saying what options do we have at our fingertips that we can do right here and right now? 

I’m reminded of scriptures here:

1 Corinthians13:1-3 - If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing. If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing.

1 John 4:8 - But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

1 John 4:16 - We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love.God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them.

John 13:35 - Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”

So, are we actually walking in love, living in love? Are we full of His love? Don’t let condemnation get you at this moment, no that’s the enemy’s work getting done. Rebuke that and receive God’s loving conviction in your heart instead. Step up and change the areas that need changing with guidance from Holy Spirit. I say all this for the simple fact that we knowingly can love even more on the people around us and those we encounter along with the ones that are encountered but those around us. Without love how can we truly minister the Word? I love you all have a great week. 

Father we ask you to pour more and more of your love into us this morning and every day from here on. When we miss it please give it for us and help us to share your love across our nations. Please let your light shine through each of us to only glorify you Father. In the holy precious beautifully blessed name above all names Christ Jesus, amen! 

Speaking, listening, thinking

God morning family. Its such a beautiful day, I'm as always honored to share with each of you this glorious day. God is great and I am blessed to have friends and associates like you all. 

To get to the Monday morning thinking of God before all else, where are you this morning. I simply ask this simple question to arouse your heart and your mind towards Heaven. Pastor John brought up some solid reasoning we should all be thinking about on the largest of scales. Who is teaching you (us)? What things are you listening too not just now but since you were born. what are you listening to in your thinking, in you reasoning, in your logic? What are the saying that we lean towards to comfort you to give you guidance to give you direction or to make you sound righteous to those around you? Are you lifting the world around you or are you judging it and tearing it down? Are you lifting people in your mind and saying I'm just showing them God's love and loving on them and not actually helping the situation or the person? What part of Jesus are you showing the world around you? Is your dismissiveness biblical when you see the homeless guy or the hotel clerk or the fast-food worker who needs to bathe? I think on the the things people say in life "let go and let God" "the love of money is evil" "hate the sin, love the sinner" and so on and so on. These are only a couple of many WE SPEAK, WE HEAR AND WE BELIEVE WHOLLY. These are not scripture. the context can align with scripture sure but these words alone as a fix all or lean too isn't the Word of God. There is only one fix for this and that's actually knowing the Word of God personally. There is life and death in the Tonge: Proverbs 18:21 - 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. We all are guilty of speaking wrong scripture and wrong teaching when we have relied on the words of others and not the Word itself. I say this to get you to thinking about the loving conviction of Holy Spirit in your life as you listen, are you listening well? Are you hearing His Words are you paying attention, or are you simply relying on what YOU think or what OTHERS said, even your most trusted Spiritual leader? I leave with this a loving conviction is from your comforter and friend, a condemnation is wholly from the enemy. There is no condemnation in the Lord. How are you speaking and treating and even thinking about others you encounter in your daily walk? Listen and be in the Word. I love you all and pray this is an inspiration not a weight, lift others and be lifted. 

Father in Heaven We come to you now in the blessed name above all names Christ Jesus. We simply ask you to help us to be in the Word more and to listen more intently with a focus strictly on you and you alone. Help us to lift others just as you have lifted us. In the Holy Humble Gracious Wonderful Amazing Name of Christ Jesus, Amen!