-Pastor David Ibiyeomie at 5 NOG on ‘Behold the Comforter Part 4’.
Every natural man is selfish. He is born with it. Give a child something and he will refuse to share. The Holy Spirit sheds the love of God in our hearts.
Romans 5:5
Everyone had love in them. The Holy Spirit is the source of the greatest love.
Today’s attribute of the Holy Spirit is Love.
Every child of God has the capacity to love. Galatians 5:22
Matthew 22:36-40
1st Corinthians 2:9
John 13:17
The first thing to do to walk in the nature of God is to
1- Renew your mind.
Romans 12:2. Accept God’s word to renew your mind.
Romans 8:4-7
You will do well when you think God and his kingdom. An average pastor will never share what he knows. The true test of love is rendering it to those don’t deserve it.
WHY YOU NEED TO LOVE
1- It is the ever winning and never failing force.
1st Corinthians 13:8
There are three forces that rule in the affairs of life and they are faith, hope and love.
1st John 4:8 and 16
God is not prayer, he answers prayer. He is love. If you don’t have love you don’t have God. The hotter your love for God the stronger your command in life.
2- Love makes God manifest Himself to you.
John 14:23
When you love God you become a marvel to your world.
3- Love makes God walk with you.
1st John 4:8
Romans 8:21
God does not go with everybody.
4- When you love you are filled with the fullness of God.
Ephesians 3:19
*From this day every disease leaves your body.
5- When you love you become a fountain of revelation.
John 15:15
When you love God He shows you what He doesn’t show others.
Those who love God don’t struggle for revelation. David loved God and He revealed secrets to him.
6- When you love God He answers your prayers.
1st John 5:14
You cannot walk in bitterness and expect God to answer your prayers. There are two levels of people. O level Matthew 7:7 and A level
Isaiah 65:24
Love for God is a gateway to a world of unlimited insights.
1st Corinthians 2:9-10
Walk in God’s love.
7- When you love God you become married to Jesus.
Isaiah 54:5
You enjoy God.
Ephesians 5:22-23
You become immune to sicknesses and diseases because you are married to Jesus.
Romans 13:10
Love had to be proved.
2nd Corinthians 8:8
PROOFS OF LOVE
Genuine love carries a cost. It must be rooted. It must be unconditional.
John 21:17
Any love not proved is fake. It is not the words but the actions.
1- God first lifestyle.
Mark 12:30
God must have first place in all your considerations.
2- It is kingdom priority lifestyle.
Matthew 6:33
It is seeking the advancement of the kingdom without faking it. There was a time I needed a car but there was a project in church that required seven hundred and twenty three thousand naira and I had the exact amount. I took seven hundred thousand naira and made the sacrifice and the remaining twenty three thousand to buy books. I first used what I had for God and today He has blessed me. Whenever you hear give it is from God. It is stinginess that makes you consult people. You can’t put God’s kingdom first and be last.
Mark 10:30
Live in love.
3- It is to love soul winning. The greatest proof of love is the salvation of souls.
2nd Peter 3:9
Any man who loves God will love to share the word of God with others. Never be too big for God. Don’t allow anything get into your head. As a Christian let people know where you stand.
4- You will openly and publicly identify with Jesus.
Mark 8:38
When they know you are in Christ they recognize and favor you the more.
5- You will place above all else including self.
Luke 14:26-27
God’s place must not be taken. Your self must take second place.
6- You will love God’s word.
Psalms 119:97
Whenever you love someone you always want to hear from the person. If you love God you won’t be tired of his word.
Psalms 119:162
7- If you love God you will love His house.
Psalms 122:1
Matthew 6:33
Having an undiluted love for God guarantees your access to divine provision.
*May you never be weak anymore.
Hebrews 12:25
John 21:15-17
8- If you love God you will obey Him.
John 14:21
1st John 5:13
Those who love God don’t struggle to obey Him.
9- If you love God you will love His people.
Matthew 22:37-39
1st Chronicles 29:3
10- If you love God you will give.
John 3:16
Any love without giving to promote God’s kingdom is useless. Many of us think we love God but we love ourselves. Any relationship that doesn’t involve giving will not last. All those who God called His friends were givers. Abraham and David. Learn to give to God. If you love God check your giving rate. Giving is the authentic proof of love. It is not praying love, it is living love. The primary requirement for enlistment as a friend of God is to remain a consistent giver.
Isaiah 41:8
An inability to express love to God and humanity places a dent on your Christianity.
Genesis 4:5
God does not accept every offering.
Mark 12:43
11- Love forgives
Matthew 6:14-15
Mark 11:25-26
Ephesians 4:31-32
Don’t get to a point where you can’t forgive. No marriage will ever last without forgiveness.
Proverbs 10:12
Learn to forgive people otherwise you cannot walk in love.
A woman had an issue with her mother-in-law and for five years nothing was working for her and her husband. I told her God showed me that she should forgive her mother-in-law. She did and everything turned around. Any relationship that must work must have forgiveness as it’s root.
Proverbs 10:12
Take life simple. The first love God showed man is to forgive man.
John 3:16
BENEFITS OF LOVE
1- Love is failure proof.
Nobody ever loves and fails. 1st Corinthians 3:8
2- Love makes you indestructible. If you walk in love no harm can come to you.
*Forgive in advance
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