Stand in Love!

John 15:9
As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.

Jesus is saying “The amount of love the Father loves me, I love you THAT MUCH!” He loves us that much!! The quality of that love, or the passion. He loves us so much!

How do we continue in God’s love? Christ was the supreme example. (Luke 22:42) Jesus came to the world and was obedient to the full will of God the Father. He humbled Himself to the point of death. We must also lay it all down for the will of the Father. We must continue THAT love. We are called to love God, and love others.

Love is an action. It is a decision. It is not a feeling or an emotion. Don’t wake up one day without a fuzzy, mushy feeling, and say to yourself, “Well Self, something must be wrong. I must have let Him down. The love just isn’t there anymore!” We have to decide every day, Today I will live for God. Today, I will love Him. Today I will bring Him glory.

Psalms 103:2

(2) Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
We must make a conscious decision. Command your soul, reign over this mortal body. Say to yourself, “Bless the Lord, O my soul!” Don’t let yourself fall away. Don’t back up one inch. Keep moving forward. Submerge yourself in His presence, His Word, His love.

Continue on. Pray harder. Study longer. We don’t have the promise of tomorrow. So I close with the words of the Apostle Paul.

Ephesians 6:10-18

(10) Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
(11) Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
(12) For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
(13) Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
(14) Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
(15) And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
(16) Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
(17) And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
(18) Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;