Genuine Love
I've talked about birth as life and death as life, but what about life in between.
There is no disconnection between each. As we are created to love and serve God and love and serve each other. There is no time in relation to any of these. It is continuous.
Life is filled with emotions, joy and grief. We learn to overcome obstacles and defeat throughout every day. We are transformed daily through the renewing of our minds. We cast off the old and become new.
From the day we are born into this world we experience love and rejection through touch and facial expressions. As we grow older we experience pain and hurt of rejection when we don't fit into social molds, or molds even within our own families. Genuine love cannot be faked, it is all inclusive, unconditional, nourishes and protects. Then there is the lie about the word love that is exclusive, damaging, hurtful, the word 'love' in itself becomes confused with the truth of genuine love. The lies which skew our understanding of genuine love form our view of ourselves and others around us, as a result our vision is obstructed. It is not until we find real truth and genuine love that we begin the process of healing and become set free.
Numbers 18:18 God, slow to get angry and huge in loyal love, forgiving iniquity and rebellion and sin; Still, never just whitewashing sin. But extending the fallout of parents' sins to children into the third, even the fourth generation. ___ The Message
Our vision and hearing as we view life begins at home. And after the damage and 'fallout' there is still redeeming grace within each generation.
1 Peter 4:7 The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray. 8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 9 Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10 Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms. 11 If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen. __ NIV
Regardless of what has occurred in time, His infinite glory and grace is able to give us what we need when we are ready, in a moments time to be transformed. And as we are transformed and the scales fall off our eyes and our ears begin to hear, we must serve and reach out to each other, being careful to reach out with His genuine love and His genuine truth. Because Jesus Christ took it all upon Himself, willingly sacrificed Himself that we would know Genuine Love.
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With scenes from The Passion
Video & Song
'Grace Flows Down' Chris Tomlin
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zlNE0pHwrng&feature=related
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