Our love for our enemies, as important as it is, it is 30- fold of our love walk. “Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for He maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.”(Matt 5:43-45). Jesus told us to show love to our enemies, just like He does, giving them RAIN and SUN.
Who is our enemy?
Since our life is hidden in God, run the same course with the father and ultimately carry the DNA of God, we have the same enemy. Rom 8: 7-8 shows us the enemies of God-in-man: The mind and the Body (Flesh). Our mind and body are in constant war with the God kind of life within us.
How do we love them?
Jesus said we should be like His father who sends RAIN and SUN on both the good and the evil. Our mind, who is our enemy, actually needs our help to be renewed by the word of God and our body needs life (Zoe). The rain and sun God refers to is righteousness (Hos10: 12; Mal 4:2).
Do not let a day pass without renewing your mind and sowing Zoe into your body by studying the word and praying in the Spirit daily. (Rom 12:2; 1Cor14:4)
HOLY PLACE-LOVE YOUR BROTHER
Here is a very practical place to use to measure our love walk. Our love for people around us is a product of how much we have fed our mind and body to bring it in obedience to love and not how much bestow all our goods to feed the poor, and give our bodies to be burned. Love, in itself is a most holy place dimension. An un-renewed mind cannot show love to others. It cannot be achieved by determination for it is written that by strength shall no man prevail (1Sam 2:9). If you want to love the more, get your mind renewed and sow Zoe into your body. There is no two way to becoming like Christ for we become what we behold. You are what you eat!!!
MOST HOLY PLACE-LOVE GOD
The fullness of this dimension of love walk demands childlikeness with respect to sincerity and purity of heart. We must pass through the outer court and holy place before we get into the most holy place. This simply means that an un-renewed mind cannot love his brothers and he that cannot love his brothers cannot love God. Apostle John had a very clear revelation of this truth when he wrote that if a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?(1Jn 4:20). Loving God is proved by our willingness to obey Him out of free will for God has called into freedom in righteousness. For example, even though, the paying of tithe is compulsory for everybody (Matt23:23), it is not meant to be done out of compulsion, but love for God loves a cheerful giver (2Cor9:7). Abundant love gives more than 10%. We seek the kingdom of God alone because we love the father and not because of the every other thing that will surely be added. Not slothful in business…Fervent in spirit…Serving the Lord. Love for God serves in His vineyard. What is the essence of our being diligent in our business, fervent in spirit and not serving the Lord? It takes spiritual maturity to be able to have this mind-set, however, it is not impossible!
KEEP PRESSING TILL WE ALL COME IN THE UNITY OF THE FAITH, AND OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE SON OF GOD, UNTO A PERFECT MAN, UNTO THE MEASURE OF THE STATURE OF THE FULNESS OF CHRIST.
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