The
Assurance of Passing from Death into Life
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John 3:14 says “ we know that we have passed from death unto life, because
we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.” KJV
Again, in the Amplified version it says “We know that we have passed over out of the death into the life by the fact that we love the brethren (our fellow Christians). He who does not love abides – remains, is held and kept continually – in spiritual death.”
Grab
a hold of this concept for just a minute if you can. Think upon the incredible confidence
that you have inside of you that assures you of eternal life, knowing without
any doubt that you will not die, but live forever. How can you have this gift?
Oh yes, definitely by accepting Jesus, but once you have done that you are
filled with His love and then a miraculous growth happens inside of you; you
have God’s (remember, God is love) sperm inside of you. A sperm conceives and
grows! It is this very love of God that
equips you and enables you to give His love away to those around you. Those
verses talk about other believers. I am not talking about the Hollywood love
that is dramatized in the movies and on TV every day, but the type of love that
takes time to understand one another and to help each other. It is called “Agape.”
If you truly have God’s love inside of you, your
faith is going to work with this love and create quite a student, servant and
worker in every area of your life. And, it is all because you personally met
God the Father through His Son and allowed the Holy Spirit to do a love work in
your life.
A
love work that passes from death unto life!
You
will be pregnant with kindness and want to be kinder to those whom you meet
because you will know that you have a type of badge now that is representing
The Church or Body of Christ. You will learn patience and catch your tongue,
even when you feel like lashing back at times and while going through life’s
trials; you’ll know without a doubt that The Holy Spirit will continue to guide
and direct you through the whole ordeal. Sometimes, you’ll feel so full of joy,
you will have to skip or dance if you can, other times you will see God’s
goodness while a friend quietly gives you counsel or hear the morning bird sing
a song just for you. You will see God’s goodness and gentleness everywhere you
go. Because of His great love; you choose to be humble, grateful and thankful
and continually in awe while you walk on in your journey and you have a peace
and it is His peace that the world cannot understand.
You
see, when a soul humbly comes to God through Jesus Christ and says “yes Lord, I
don’t understand it all, but I believe,” it is He who takes you the rest of the
way. The Holy Spirit woos and courts you in the beginning. First you get
curious about the Bible and what it says about who you are or about what kind
of God the Bible talks about, therefore; you begin to read. If you are guided
wisely, you will begin in the book of John with a prayer and if you are
sincere, the Holy Spirit will open up rich treasures that will satisfy your
heart for a lifetime and as you continue to get your strength, in the Word.
