Love Always Incorporates….

When people talk about Jesus being all about love they often ignore or leave out the “repent”, “judge correctly”, and “go and sin no more” statements He makes throughout scripture. These all incorporate a much deeper aspect of the superficial “love” the world is trying to promote. God spells it out all through the scriptures. He wants us to realize our need for Him, love mercy, pursue justice, and do what is right. The love that the Bible speaks is one that includes all of the above, not the one-dimensional, superficial, selfishly promoting, feelings the world wants you to accept. Love doesn’t demand its own way. It always gives us a choice. True love only comes from God. If you don’t get your love from Him, it’s not true love; it’s a counterfeit. Love always incorporates justice, mercy, and a choice. It says the hard things people don’t want to hear, truth. It always accomplishes what it sets out to do, but does it in the most unsuspecting manner. Love isn’t something you possess, it’s only temporary, and it’s optimized when you give it away. Love isn’t love, as the world portrays it, it’s God working through you, accomplishing His will. The true test of real love is its ability to point you to Jesus. And it’s not until you come to the realization of your dilemma with sin and being an enemy of God, that love will find it’s true meaning in your life. You won’t exclude Jesus’ sacrifice, when you come to know that it was for you, rescuing your soul from an eternal death and punishment. Jesus’ love isn’t even close to what the world wants you to believe, it’s far greater. Plain and simple.

17 From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.” Matthew 4:17

1 One day as He saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around Him, 2 and He began to teach them. The Beatitudes 3 “God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for Him,for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.4 God blesses those who mourn,for they will be comforted.5 God blesses those who are humble,for they will inherit the whole earth.6 God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice,for they will be satisfied.7 God blesses those who are merciful,for they will be shown mercy.8 God blesses those whose hearts are pure,for they will see God.9 God blesses those who work for peace,for they will be called the children of God.10 God blesses those who are persecuted for doing right,for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs. 11 “God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are My followers. 12 Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted in the same way. Matthew 5:1-12