There are things about God’s love, and a depth of His love that He wants to reveal to His Bride, the Church. The Gospel is a love story that He wants to restore. Love is who He is, and it is His motivation for everything He does. He wants to restore our first love to Him, the love that we have for each other as the body of Christ, and the love for others, outside the body of Christ. It is when our hearts and love are restored to the King that we are then able to freely love others.
We are saved, healed and delivered based on who we are connected to – Jesus, and not based on what we’re separated from. We can still be a “good person,” and not participated in doing certain things, and still not be in a relationship with Jesus. Jesus is the Way, and the only Way. It’s God’s rules, cuz it’s God’s Heaven, and His Way offers the most inclusive life there is. He came to save the whole world, and apart from Him we can do nothing. We have to stay connected to Him for everything, and not just look for being rescued, but look for our Rescuer, not allowing the world to back us up from believing and speaking with zeal – the truth of His Word.
Romans 10:1–7, John 15:5, Psalm 1:1–2, Proverbs 14:12, Philippians 3:9
Can you imagine what the disciples were going through from the Resurrection to the day of Pentecost – what they were thinking and feeling, and THE WAITING? So much of our lives are just spent waiting that is actually leading us from glory to glory, as we lean in and refine our focus, and wait for the promise of the Father. In the midst of the waiting, don’t abandon the promise. We don’t ever escape the waiting, but when the waiting is over, the Father’s promise always comes.
There are two thrones, the Great White Throne and the Judgement Seat of Christ. We will ALL have to stand before Jesus and give an account for our life, including all the good and all the bad things we’ve done. It’s God’s heaven, and it’s His rules. HIs rule is there’s one way – JESUS. God is just, and when we stand before the Great White Throne, if you rejected His son Jesus, and your name isn’t found in the other book – The Book of Life, Jesus cannot represent you before HIs Father, you will only have your life’s works to represent you before God. Jesus can only represent you, when you belong to Him. That’s when your name is found in the Book of Life. That’s when His blood covers all of your works. That’s when Jesus will acknowledge you before His Father. Which throne will you stand before?
1 Timothy 6:14–16, Revelation 20:11–15, Romans 14:10–12, 2 Corinthians 5:9–11, Revelation 22:12–17
We don’t like the word patience. Most of us don’t like to wait for anything. In our culture, we can barely wait for 14 minutes let alone 14 hours for something. But God says to imitate those that inherited the promises through faith and patience. God is faithful – so hold fast, endure, stick with it, without wavering, even when we go through some suffering – patiently endure, and our possessions in heaven can’t be taken away from us. We must increase our capacity to hold up under difficult circumstances and endure.
Hebrews 6:13–15, Hebrews 10:19–39, Ephesians 2:19–22, Hebrews 6:9–12