CALL YOURSELF TO ORDER (PART 3).

FEB. 9^TH

TEXT: 1 John 5:4-5, 4:7-8 King James Version (KJV)

⁴ For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

⁵ Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?,

1 John 4:7-8 King James Version (KJV)

⁷ Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

⁸ He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Only people who respect and obey divine laws and instructions are able to see the power and glory of God activated in their lives. Sometimes I wonder where the spirit with which some of us act comes from. Many christians who are out of order in their words and conduct still want to command respect with men and spirits. What is surprising to me is that they expect to command authority when what they do is not born, initiated, or stirred up by God. When the scripture says, “Whatever is born of God overcomes the world” it is not talking about a life that claims to be born again but out of order and cut off from the influence of the Holy Spirit. You cannot walk in strife and expect the glory of God to flow through your life. 1 John 4: 7-8, reveals to us that love is a key ingredient to walking in the presence, power and glory of God.  

It takes God to love, because the ability to love is not in our human nature. When a man has difficulty in loving his neighbour, then there is a fundamental problem of identity. It is the presence of the Holy Spirit on your inside that gives you the ability to love the unloveable. So, even if you hate someone’s attitude, by His power, you can still love that person, because it is the love of Christ that constrains you according to 2 Corinthians 5.

When you truly love someone, if they are not living right, you can tell them the bitter truth to their face because you love them so much and do not want them to continue in unrighteous ways. Some of us believe that loving others implies making them feel good always because we do not want to hurt them, but this is wrong. Sometimes, tough love is needed and this is the real test of the love you claim to have for such fellow. If you have someone who claims to love you but is very careful not to hurt you when you are going astray, you are in trouble, because, it is a sign that you are not truly loved. The person who always wants to make you feel good, especially when you are doing something wrong, does not love you. The one who loves you will tell you straight on, yes they love to make you feel good, but when you are wrong, because of their love for you, they want to get you back in order. Only a wise person will have such rebuke and call himself/herself to order. What about you?