FAITH CAPSULE: <\/b>To consciously engage a costly sacrifice is a proven mark of love for God.<\/p>\n
1 John 5<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Many songs have been written about love among the believers and non-believers. Among such is the song that says, \u201cOh how I love Jesus 3x, because He died for me.\u201d
\n<\/i>Have you actually taken some time out to search your heart if indeed you love God?
\nDo you love God?
\nWhat does it mean to love God?
\nLOVING GOD
\n1 John 5:3, \u201cFor this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments.\u201d<\/i><\/b> Keeping God\u2019s commandment is either doing His will or being obedient to His will. It takes sacrificial commitment to obey God\u2019s commandment. Loving God is a sacrifice.<\/p>\n
Sacrifice is not cheap but it is giving unto God what is costly. King David once stated in 2 Samuel 24:24, \u201cNo, but I will surely buy it from you for a price; nor will I offer burnt offerings to the LORD my God with that which costs me nothing.\u201d So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.\u201d\u201d<\/i><\/b> King David was responding to Araunah who had offered him a free land to make a sacrifice to God. The sacrifice was meant to deliver the children of Israel from death that was caused by David\u2019s census. At that time, David\u2019s census was against the command of God. David\u2019s rejection of free land from Araunah was a clear demonstration of what a costly sacrifice before God should be. To consciously engage a costly sacrifice is a proven mark of love for God.<\/p>\n
With God, there is a set standard for every area of His expectation for us. God did not just ask for love rather He gave us a standard of acceptable love when He stated in Deuteronomy 6:5, \u201cYou shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.\u201d<\/i><\/b> To love God means to give Him our all. Through the pages of the Bible, men and women that gave Him all were able to live a fulfilled life and accomplish great exploits to the glory of God. Men like Abraham, Joseph, Daniel and other giants loved God and were able to do great exploits. The giants in the hand of God\u2019s approach to the issues of life clearly depict what it is to love God with all of their heart, soul and strength.<\/p>\n
God has not asked us for what cannot be done. Are you willing to love God? If you will begin to desire your love for God, He will deposit all that it takes for you to love Him. Love God and have life in Him.<\/p>\n
Prayer for today: <\/b>Ask God for the grace to love Him more. Pray against the spirit that causes man to cease from loving God.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
FAITH CAPSULE: To consciously engage a costly sacrifice is a proven mark of love for God. 1 John 5 Many songs have been written about love among the believers and non-believers. Among such is the song that says, \u201cOh how I love Jesus 3x, because He died for me.\u201d Have you actually taken some time … Continue reading TO LOVE GOD<\/span>