God's Love Post

LOVE

Therefore be imitators of God  (copy Him and follow His example),

as well-beloved children (imitate their father).

And walk in love (esteeming and delighting in one another) as Christ

loved us and gave Himself up for us, a slain offering and sacrifice to

God (for you, so that it became a sweet fragrance.

But immorality (sexual vice) and impurity (of lustful, wasteful living)

or greediness must not even be named among you, as is fitting and proper

among saints (God’s consecrated people).

Let there be no filthiness (obscenity, indecency) nor foolish and sinful

(silly and corrupt talk, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting or becoming,

but instead voice your thankfulness to God.

For be sure of this: that no person practicing sexual vice or impurity in

thought or in life, or one who is covetous (who has lustful desire for the

property of others and is greedy for gain)- for he (in effect) is an idolater-

has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and of God.

Let no one delude and deceive you with empty excuses and groundless

arguments (for these sins), for through these things the wrath of God

comes upon the sons of rebellion and disobedience.

So do not associate or be sharers with them.

For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as

children of Light (lead lives of those native-born to the Light).

For the fruit (the effect, the product) of the Light or the Spirit consists

in every form of kindly goodness, uprightness of heart, and trueness

of life.

And try to learn in your experience what is pleasing to the Lord (let

your lives be constant proofs of what is most acceptable to Him.

(Ephesians 5.1-10).

POINTS FOR MEDITATION AND PRAISE

1) The Kingdom life is a life of love as imitators of our heavenly Father.

2) Walking in love we know that the more we experience God’s love

expressed through Jesus the more we can exhibit His love.

We know that He first loved us and while we were yet sinners He died

for us. Since He loved us so very much we also ought to love one another.

3) Sexual immorality and impurity, indecency, greediness, foolish

talk should never occur in our ranks.

4) Our conversation should be full of thanks and praise to the Lord

for all He has done and continues to do for us daily.

5) Sexually impure and covetous people do not have an inheritance

in God’s  kingdom.

6) We are translated from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of

God to be a light and bear witness to the Light.

HALLELUJAH! THAN YOU LORD JESUS!