IS
YOUR LOVE FOR GOD PROVEN?
Read: 2nd Timothy 4:7-8, 7 I have fought a good
fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous
judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing
8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous
judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing
Bible
in one year: Deuteronomy 19:1-21:14; Philippians 2
MESSAGE!
If you can prove to God that you truly love
Him, you will provoke greater love and great blessings in return. After Paul
showed God how much he loved Him, not only did God perform special miracles
through him while he was still alive (Acts 19:11),
God also showed him glorious crown awaiting him in Heaven. How great and
awesome it is to see the reward reserved for you in Heaven. Some of us desire
to have this experience. While this is a good desire, the question is: have you
demonstrated your love for God beyond all reasonable doubt? In fact, God made
Paul aware of the time he would finish his Christian race; death did not come
to him as a surprise. There are so many things that you may not have easy
access to as a believer in Christ until you prove to God that you love Him
unconditionally, willingly and sacrificially.
Solomon is another person who demonstrated
his love for God. He did this by giving a powerful, record-setting offering.
This moved God to give him a blank cheque, so that he could ask for whatever he
desired. He asked for an understanding
heart that would enable him govern God’s people successfully. God granted him
his request and gave him even much more. In other words, if you can prove you
love for God, even when you do not know what to ask for, God will give you what
you need and much more.
God loves you and me. He showed this when
Jesus died in our place on the cross of Calvary ,
to save us from eternal death that awaited us as the just retribution for our
sins. Jesus never sinned. He was the only One who lived on earth without
sinning, yet He willingly gave up His righteous, spotless and sinless life for
us so that we will no longer perish. 1st
Peter 3:18 says:
“For
Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might
bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:”
If you accept His love today, all your sins
will be washed away from the record books by His Blood. You will then become a
child of God. But if you reject His love, you may be inviting eternal wrath and
damnation to yourself. Give your life to Jesus today. If you are already
born-again, ask for grace to live Him more. You can have the best that God has
reserved for you by showing Him how much you love Him. Show it through
obedience to Him, consecration and sacrificial giving. Let nothing be too much
for you to give to God; after all, He gave you all that you have, and He owns
the blessings you will yet receive.
Key
Point
God
establishes your love for Him through the small and big tests you face.
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