Agape Love Works

...these words resounded in my ears as the lady in our building shared her story with me.

She grew up in a religious home, went to church, and experienced the rejection and hypocritical nature that the Pharisees in the Bible displayed. Jesus couldn't stand the Pharisees either!

Even though we all fall short in our love walk, let us remember that true love and acceptance comes from our personal relationship with the Lord. We will not be able to find it on this earth, in a religion, in a person... in money or things...

As it is written, without love we are like a resounding gong or a clanging symbol. (1 Corinthians 13)

How many people do we know criticize and reject others based on their religion? How are we going to say we are Christians and do not walk in love?

When the prophetic first birthed through me spiritually, one of the first things the Lord said through me was to "Pour out more Love on My People"

I will never forget that day in Chicago. The command was clear, concise. But, wow, did it pack a power punch of truth.

You see, how can anyone have a ministry that is not grounded and rooted in love for not only our Lord and Saviour, but also our love for others... even our enemies?

Just as this sweet woman I met today, who confided in me how she was "hurt by the church" and how there are so many others like her... who once wanted to follow Jesus Christ and His teachings... yet saw the lack of His teachings and love being displayed by the very people who claimed to follow Him.

I shared with her that we must all go straight to Him and work on our personal relationship with Him in order to let Him do an internal work in us... to remove our past hurts.. to remove our pains.. our strongholds... we can not find complete love and acceptance here on earth because no one is capable. If we were all perfect, there would be no need for a Savior.

When people talk about religion, I am always the first to say that it is about a relationship... not a religion. You can tell the difference between people who are "religious" and those that truly have put in the time to draw nearer to the Lord..
to build a relationship with Him.

God can pour out so much Agape into you that you can not be hurt or offended by others' shortcomings when you choose to keep in step with the Holy Spirit. This is why we must put on the Armor of God daily and release the Fruits of the Spirit daily... to avoid walking in the flesh and getting pierced in the flesh by others.

In the interim, there are people leaving the church... lost... searching for answers... hurting.

If you are one of those people reading this... if you are one of those people who happened to stumble upon these words... I say unto you this day that Jesus Christ has something to say....

I love you
Don't you know how special you are to me?
Do you not know that I died and rose again so that you might
have life and have it more abundantly?
You have been through so many trials and tribulations in this life.
You have wandered in this land.. like sheep without a shepherd
And even now those that proclaim to know Me have lead you astray

But I say unto you
If you receive me with a softened heart
and ears that hear
If you come to me to listen
I will speak to you
I will reveal to you the truth
You will get to know me
You will learn my ways
You will learn my Will
I will show the path that I have for you
It is a path to prosper you- mentally, spiritually, emotionally
It is not a path of harm

So why do you let others lead you astray from me?
You have the choice
You have the choice to follow me and to walk with Me
to let Me order your steps and show you a Love you have never known
If you wish to be surrounded by my Remnant:
the ones that truly know Me...
Ask
Ask and Believe
Then I will send them to you
I will bring you into my true body of believers
Where you can eat of me and drink of me
and rest in my Glory
For where I Am
There is life
There is joy
There is love
There is freedom from captivity

Let me love you
in a way you have sought but have yet to find
Seek me with that same persistence
Seek me with that same fervor
and you shall be rewarded

Those that have lead my sheep astray
Shall receive their judgment
Blood of the slaughtered will be on their hands
When they stand before me

You do not concern yourself with the actions
of others
I pour out my grace unto you
I pour out my love on you...

Return...
Return to your first Love.

Scripture Meditation:
Matthew 15:1-14
Matthew 18: 12-14
Luke 11:9-10
Luke 11:37-54
Acts 2: 22-40

Lately, I find myself in a season of training and listening instead of teaching and preaching. It is a time to "hasah"- or rest - in the Lord. "Hasah" is a Hebrew word which means "to rest" or "take refuge" and you can reference it in Isaiah 30:15.

King James Version:
For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength

New International Version:
This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says: "In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength"


So, here, we see two actions that will beget an end result.
Repentence + Rest ---------> Salvation

...and another two actions that will beget another end result.
Quietness + Trust  ----------> Strength

Let us rejoice in the Lord, for His Words are living and active, sharper than any double-edged sword. We can trust that if we act on these words, we will receive the results we seek.

What I love about Him is that, even though we make mistakes, His Grace is sufficient. We don't have to worry about what others may think of us. First, we don't answer to the people in this world. We are commanded to love them, but we are not commanded to seek their approval or acceptance. We are to seek the approval of the Lord. And when we mess up, we don't have to worry about Him disowning us. We can go to Him and repent. We can go to Him quietly, trusting that He will renew our strength. Resting in His salvation.

Did anyone on this earth die for you? So how can they save you?
Jesus Christ died for us. And then He rose! He beat death! Now who else on this earth has done that? So that is why I know that when I go to the Lord, I can rest in His Salvation, for He is the only one that died for me, and then rose again. He alone is worthy of our praise, worthy of acceptance, worthy of our obedience.

As I scribe these words, there is renewal, there is restoration in my spirit. For I know that the Lord is faithful, and His redemptive power is unmatched. I can "hasah" during this season, I can quiet my spirit and listen to His instruction, His revelation. You can as well.

I pray you make the choice to seek the Lord to renew your strength.
I pray you make the choice to let His loving grace shine upon you and lift you up over the heads of your enemies.

The Lord is the everlasting God
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and His understanding no one can fathom.
He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.

Those who hope in the Lord
wil renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles,
They will run and not grow weary,
They will walk and not be faint.

Scripture meditation
Isaiah 30:15
Isaiah 40:28-31