CALL YOURSELF TO ORDER (PART 4)

FEB. 10^TH

TEXT: 1 John 5:4-5, 4:7-8King 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 4:7-8King 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.

A careful study of today’s scripture draws my attention to the biblical truth that it is not enough to speak and act spiritual. Love is a strong defining factor as clearly stated in the scripture for today.

Today’s scripture does not deal with whether you are spiritual or not, rather, that your love defines your spirituality. This love is not the cheap good face and men pleasing thing that people do by their wisdom to gain favour from others, but it is a divine ability to love both God and man. It takes God flowing out of a man for him to be able to love, because the ability to love is not in our fallen human nature. When a man who claims to be a Christian has difficulty in loving his neighbour, then there is a fundamental problem in his Christianity.

Our Bible text for today makes us understand that the fellow who loves is born of God and progressively knows and understands Him (amplified version). And this is where a lot of church folks need to call themselves to order. For the scripture goes on to tell us that he who does not love, has not been acquainted with and does not know God. The man who knows Him, experiences a progressive relationship and growth.

The more you get closer to Him, the more the darkness around you is dispelled, and the more the light of His glory is revealed in your live.

There is a glory stored up in this year for you and you must decide to enter into it. Do not let anyone or anything stop you from entering into His glory. Call yourself to order, and you will get to a point where people will begin to see God through you. The truth is that, getting to this point, requires a sincere walk with Him; cutting off from everything that is sensual. There is something God wants to accomplish through you, but walking by your sensuality will cut off His glory and plan for your life. Let God lead.