John
15:9 “As the Father hath loved Me, so have I loved you: continue ye in My
love”(KJV). “I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Remain in My
love” (NLT).
The
word, continue means to do or cause to do the same thing without stopping [I
continue to work hard] or [The weather continued hot and sunny]. Note:
Merriam-Webster Dictionary. The idea of continue is to keep on doing this. It
was like Jesus was saying, “Just as Father keeps on loving me, so I will keep
on loving you and you keep on loving Me. You live in My love.” The word, remain
means to continue unchanged or continue the same thing.
Do
you ever felt empty, barren, lonely and sad? Do you ever felt like your life
has no meaning and no purpose at all? Jesus offers a very special relationship
with us. A relationship that Jesus offers to deliver us from barren, empty,
lonely, unmeaning life, and sad. Christ has loved us with a very special love,
the very same love with which God has loved Him.
Two
things to notice here: The Father’s love for His Son, Jesus Christ and Christ’s
love for the believers. Imagine this: Christ loves believers with the same kind
of love God has for His own Son. This is so rich, my friends, to realize how
much love there is. This makes me want to “dive into the pool of love and swim
into His great love.” The way to do this is to worship Him, adore Him and live
your life for Him. So let’s keep on
loving Him.
Song: He Loves Me
He
loves me, He loves me
He
loves me this I know
He
gave Himself to die for me
Because
He loves me so.
(Inspiring Choruses)
Dorothy: What led
me to choose this Manna of Sept. 2013? It started with Hebrews 10:24, “Let us
consider (think about) one another in order to stir up love and good works.”
What impressed me? Stir up love and good works.
How do I stir up love and good works? To stir is to rouse up or wake up
and take action, and to become active to do something for better.
Holy
Spirit stirred up my heart to look up the Manna and remember to continue in His
love by reading His Word, by singing to Him, and by worshiping Him that led
into prayer of communication with Him.
His love stir up my heart to pray for others in need, friends and
families.
The
Lord wants me to encourage you to continue in His love for you and to continue
to love others the same way as Jesus loves you. That’s a tall order. To love others the same way as Jesus loves
you. I am to love my husband, Tony the
same way as Jesus loves me. Jesus said, “I have loved you even as the Father has
loved me. Remain in My love” NLT.
May
the Lord bless you today!
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