KEEP YOURSELF IN THE LOVE OF GOD

“And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; all their brethren were at their commandment”. (1Chronicles 12:32) We must be able to interpret this season correctly. What we are currently facing is not the end but the beginning: the book of Matthew 24 tells us this, Verse 12 says; “And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold”. What this time has come to attack is our love walk: both our love for God and for one another. 

The only way we can be differentiated is by our love walk. Jesus said, “By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples if you have love one for another”.  (John 13: 35)

Right now what we are facing is pushing us to self-preservation and self-centeredness because we tend to think more of ourselves. And any time this happens we go down. Any time we think like this and act like this satan is excited because that is his goal, but we must keep ourselves in the love of God. 

Romans 8:18-35: all of the distress, peril,  tribulation...  etc is to keep us from the love of God.   

When we say we are more than conquerors we must be able to interpret it based on God’s love. 

At the slightest provocation, when things are not working well, God suffers for it. 

When we are living in fear, doubt, and unbelief we are questioning the love of God. When we give ourselves to discouragement, we are questioning the love of God and losing grounds. 

Jude 3: 20-21. The summary of what Jude wrote is that we are to contend for the faith. With just that letter Jude was able to capture different events. When we hear, “contend for the Faith” we are looking for big things, but the core is our love work.  Our love being attacked is our faith being attacked. What we need now is the mercy of God, and if we are going to have God’s mercy then we must keep ourselves in the love of God. 

But ye beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith. praying in the Holy Ghost

Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life- Jude 20- 21

Not giving God attention is a sign that you are waning and losing grounds in your love walk. 

The proof of our love for God is that we give Him attention. If we are going to contend for the faith and not be found wanting when he comes, we must keep ourselves in the love God. 

There is nowhere in scriptures where people were levied. Where there is love there will be no need for levy. It is at a time such as this that love should compel the strong to support the weak. We are not all blessed at the same level. Giving to one another right now should be our natural response if we are truly walking in love. Reaching out in prayers and in giving should be the right attitude now. What it means to be a blessing is that you are a distributor of God’s resources but the time is pushing us into self-preservation. But let us keep ourselves in the love of God. 

When we love God we will keep his commandment. We are to abide by the instructions of the constituted authority under God. A genuine Christian should not be a lawbreaker. God cannot bless illegality or fraudulence. We must stay within the confines of the law rather than mortgaging our soul. There should be no illegal transaction or dealing at these times. This is part of the demonstration of love for God-He says, if you love me,  you will keep my commandments (John 14:15).

YOU CAN NEVER LOSE TAKING A STAND FOR LOVE, FOR GOD IS LOVE.

An atmosphere of love is an atmosphere of faith because faith worketh by love. Giving is more than money, and we must not forget that what the enemy wants to attack is our LOVE walk. 

- This is a  time for supernatural living.

- This means walking in the Spirit.  Staying full and built up in the Holy Ghost.

- We need God's mercy and as such, more than ever before,  we must keep ourselves in the love of God.