DAILY REFLECTIONS
TUESDAY, 4th AUGUST, 2014
SUMMATION OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS: LOVE
EXODUS 20: 1 – 26
Welcome to this season of reflections
this morning as we take a quick review of the Ten Commandments and summing them
all up in one word: LOVE
·
Thou
shalt have no other gods beside me
·
Thou
shalt not call the name of the lord in vain
·
Remember
the Sabbath day and keep it holy
·
Honor
thy father and thy mother that thy days may be long
·
Thou
shalt not kill
·
Thou
shalt not commit adultery
·
Thou
shalt not steal
·
Thou
shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor
·
Thou
shalt not lie
·
Love
your God , and your neighbor as thyself
·
Highlighted above
are the ten commandments of God, the only key to obeying rules or commandments
is LOVE
If you’re
constantly struggling to keep any of the commandments, it means LOVE is missing.
If we sum up all the Ten Commandments above, it gives LOVE as the result
therefore the greatest of the commandments is LOVE.
LOVE: love
is the most universally used word but the least understood word on earth. Hatred,
adultery, lies and falsehood , and all sort of evil acts still persist around
the earth because we only profess to love on our lips we don’t really
understand the meaning of LOVE.
No man or
woman can exhibit the true meaning of love without the grace of God because
LOVE is the hardest and most complicated phenomenon for the natural man.
To love something or someone is to
accept the thing or person’s flaws, likes and dislikes and infuse them into our
own likes without seeking to change them and always ensuring we don’t do things
that tamper with our love for them.
Therefore
when we profess to love God , we are merely lip-talking it , you can’t claim to
love God if you don’t love the man and woman you see on earth.
One of the
finest quality of love is this , where Love truly exists , everyone is
protected because no one seeks to hurt the other or does something solely for
their own good , everyone’s welfare is put into consideration before any action
is taken .
Love cares
about others s it does about we ourselves.
CHARACTERISTICS
OF LOVE
·
Love
is gentle
·
Love
is kind
·
Love
is passionate about others
·
Love
feels people’s pains
·
Love
cares about others
·
Love
does not seek to hurt people and make us happy
·
Love
does not seek to succeed at the expense of others’ pain
·
Love
fosters unity
·
Where
there is love , there is peace
·
Love
purifies our heart
·
Love
renews our walk with God
·
Love
smoothens our spiritual life
·
Love
protects us and everyone around us
·
True
love is unconditional
Stop
struggling with any of the rules and commandments, what’s missing in your life
is LOVE. If you love man , you’ll love God and if you love God , you’ll keep
His laws and do His will without stress.
Ref : john
13 : 34
God’s love
for us is the greatest reason He died in our stead, He didn’t die on the cross
because we are remorseful of our sins but because He loved us even while we
were in sin. His love for us is unconditional.
Are you
constantly struggling in your marital relationship because your spouse isn’t
showing any sign of remorse? or because you’re constantly counting their bad
against their good ? if true love exists , it will wipe away their bad and
bring to your remembrance their good .
Finally , to
love God or man unconditionally as God commanded , you need God’s Grace – God
is love therefore no man or woman can exhibit LOVE without God, simply go back
to God to renew your love life and give you new eyes to see the good rather
than the hurtful things your spouse does.
LET US PRAY!
Our dear and sovereign Lord, we acknowledge this day that
of a truth TRUE LOVE is missing in our lives , we haven’t loved as you wanted ,
renew our love lives and outpour on us the enablement (GRACE) to love
unconditionally so as to enjoy Heaven on earth during our sojourn here and do
your will accordingly , these and more we pray In Jesus Name .
AMEN.
In His
Service,
PASTOR EZEKIEL O WILLIAM Member,IAEng
DAMTOB wells of Inspiration
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