Monday, January 17, 2011

"The Love Of The Father Is Not In him"

I knew I would write in my blog today and I ask the Lord to use it to His glory, not mine, and I was led of Him to write this. I had no idea what I would write about, but while I was on facebook I went to put in a status and this all began to flow, verse after verse and what I believe is His heart and His words, so I just changed over to type it here instead so,
Lord have mercy upon me as I write what I believe You are leading me to write, have grace upon the readers and speak to the readers soul and heart, let them come to You, be led into truth if they are without, and if any heart is deceived by the enemy have mercy and by Your grace will you carry them to humility and the ability to SEE with eyes of true faith, Jesus thank You for your cross, thank You for your redemption, for peace, for joy, for favor, for Your words that well up in me as I am led by You, thank You there is no good thing that dwells in me, that You ARE my righteousness, my Great High Priest. Give me boldness. Give grace to the reader. In sweet precious Jesus' name. Amen.
"Love not the world,neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world,the love of the Father is NOT in him. For all that is in the world,the lust of the flesh,the lust of the eyes,&the pride of life,is NOT of the Father,but is of the world. And the world passeth away,& the lust thereof: BUT he that doeth the will of God abideth forever."-1John2:15-17.

Do you love the world? The things in the world? Do you love yourself? "Not every one that saith unto Me (Jesus speaking) Lord Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, Lord Lord have we not prophesied in Thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in Thy name done many wonderful works? and then will I (Jesus) profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity" Matthew 7:21-23. Take heed to the warning here. If you do the love the world the love of the Father is NOT in you! Many say "Lord, Lord" yet they don't truly know Christ nor the Father. If the love of the Father is not in you you cannot be Christ's, you never knew Him. Don't be deceived, "NO man come to Me(Jesus speaking), except the Father which hath sent Me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the Prophets, and they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto Me. Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father." John 6:44-46. "Therefore said I unto you (Jesus says unto us) that no man can come unto Me except it were given unto him of My Father."John 6:65. So if the love of the Father is not in you then you cannot have the Son, because to have the Son is to have the Father but if you love the world and things in the world His love is not in you, therefore you do not have the Father, you have not known the Father, if you have not known the Father you have not known the Son, because to get to the Father you must have the Son. "Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him, He hath put Him to grief: when thou shalt make His soul an offering for sin." Isaiah 53:10. The Father put His Son to grief and He was given as a Sacrifice once and for all for remission of sins for US. "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by Me" John 14:6. We cannot know the Father without the Son, and we cannot know the Son without the Father. They are one. Do you have the love of the Father in you? Are you doing the will of God? Will you abide forever? Examine yourself. "Humble yourself under the mighty hand of God that He may exalt you in due time"1Peter5:6. All things are naked and open before Him, He sees and knows all things, Hebrews 4:13. "It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the Living God" Hebrews 10:31. But "he that hath My commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth Me: and he that loveth Me shall be loved of My Father, and I will love him and will manfiest Myself to him." John 14:21.
You cannot have BOTH, the world and the things of the world AND Jesus Christ. He WON'T allow it. "No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon" Matthew 6:24. Mammon is riches, wealth. God hates a double heart, one that serves Him and wealth, it is impossible to do. So if you are convicted that this is possibly you, know that this is not only impossible to do, you are deceived by your own heart, if you are serving wealth and comfort for yourself and not losing your life but holding onto it know that you are not in fact serving the Living God as well. He asks for repentance, to turn from all else and serve Him, to turn to God from serving idols to serve the Living and True God. He will not strive with men forever, don't harden your heart to Him in the day that His Spirit is speaking to you. Leave all else and flee to Him if He is calling you out, to seek Him, go to Him! Ask Him for the faith, true faith that is a gift from Him, ask Him for grace that is also a gift of God, He will never turn away a broken and contrite heart, He opposes the proud but comes near to the lowly and humble in heart. Humble yourself before Him, in His presence is fullness of joy. Seek Him who is perfect and holy and forgiving and merciful and long-suffering and just. Ask for faith to believe, ask Him to cleanse you in the blood of Jesus Christ who has given Himself for us for the remission of sins, for the cleansing of our sinful flesh, to deliver us from hell, sin and the devil. He came to seek and save those who are lost. Is that you? Ask Him.

1 comment:

  1. "For all have sinned and fallen short in the glory of God" Romans 3:23. We are imperfect beings, yet God still desires us! This is the message of the gospel...Yes we are not to love the things of this world but its not to say that if we struggle with them that we are not saved! The 1 John passage is talking about the fellowship you have with God not the Salvation you have in Him. If I continue to sin and sin and sin then the love of Jesus is not in me for if it was I would be convicted of this sin and turn from it. But know where does it say that sinning can take you away. Jesus says that once you are saved you are always saved; nothing can take you away from Him.
    Live the way God would have you but know that you will fall short at times, you will love the world at times, but you are still belonging to Him. God makes believing in Him easy but He warns against those who would do it lightly...Being a follower of Christ is not easy yet when you have decided in your heart that Jesus is the only way then all that you need to do is ASK! Jesus wants to be with you and short of forcing you too Him, He cries out for you. Allow yourself to be loved by Jesus...Do not undermine His grace and forgiveness in thinking that anything you do can separate Him from you!
    The thief on the cross loved the world his entire life, then in one moment, one TRUE change of heart he invited Jesus into his life and what was Jesus' response? Let this be comfort to you, not that you can live anyway you wish but that even in your sin God is glorified!

    Love
    Will

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