Rhapsody of Realities Teevo , 18th February ,2021
THE HEARTBEAT OF LOVE
(Live God’s Love-Life Naturally)
TO THE BIBLE 1 John 4:7-8
“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and
everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not
know God, for God is love.”
LET’S TALK
Love is one of the attributes of the new creation in Christ,
the one who has the life and nature of God in his re-created human spirit (2
Corinthians 5:17). As a new creation, you don’t have to struggle to walk in
love. You can live the love-life naturally, loving those around you with the
same love that God has for the whole world (John 3:16).
God knew that if the children of Israel would walk in love,
they would obey all the commandments He gave them in the Law. However, they
were unable to keep those commandments, because they didn’t have the
love-nature in them. Their hearts were hardened towards God and towards each
other. But then, Ezekiel, prophesying about the new creation (us), declared the
mind of God: “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I
will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh”
(Ezekiel 36:26). So, in the New Testament, God has given every one in Christ a
new heart that beats passionately with His kind of love.
This was God’s plan all along, to usher in a new class of
people, born of Him, with His nature of love. When Jesus died and was raised
back to life, the greatest miracle ever occurred. This new species of love-led,
love-filled and love-dominated beings was born, and you’re one of them! That
love-nature is what you got in exchange for the hardened, stony heart. Now you
can freely express the God-kind of love to everyone around you.
Go Deeper
John 3:16, Romans 13:10, 1 Timothy 1:9-10
Pray
Dear Father, I thank you for your nature of love which has
been poured into my heart through the Holy Spirit. I manifest that love
lavishly today to everyone around me, showing them the higher and more
excellent way of the Kingdom life—the love-way! Thank you for loving me
eternally, and teaching me to love you in return, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Daily Bible Reading
ONE YEAR
Mark 3:13-35, Leviticus 13-14
TWO YEAR
Acts 19:21-29, Psalm 27-28
Act
Show and display love today: Look for nice gifts you can
give to those who are underprivileged in your neighbourhood.
