Love, Love, Love.

by Mary Meile 3/15/14

The LORD says that his perfect Love will cast out fear and devils. There is a spiritual standoff occurring between the Spirit of Fear and the Spirit of Love in the mind of the believers. 

1 John 4:18: There is no fear {dread or terror} in love {affection, good will, benevolence}; but perfect love {brought to its end, finished, wanting nothing to its completeness} casts out {to throw or let go of a thing without caring where it goes} fear {dread or terror}: because fear has torment {brings with it the thought of punishment, correction, or penalty}. He that fears {is scared away} is not made perfect {complete} in love.

Ephesians 3:19 And to know the love of Christ, which passes knowledge, that you might be filled with all the fullness of God.

I John 3:1: See what kind of love the Father has given to us that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

1 John 4:9: In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world that we might live through him.

The eternal purpose of the Father: to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge that you might be filled with all the fullness of God. This is the hour to pursue and be filled with a heavenly supernatural love and to cast away all fear. You cannot use your intellect to reason this heavenly love. You are not able to work hard enough or be good enough to receive this love. It is a gift and it is FREE. His love for us is beyond our own human thoughts and it cannot be reasoned.

How can we make sure that our hearts are positioned with his love and not overcome with a Spirit of Fear? We need to start first by loving God. It is the greatest commandment of all, to love the LORD your God with all you have within you!  Mark 12:30: And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. This is the first commandment.

Did you ever consider that God made this a command because he knew that this supernatural love was the only answer that would always lead his children out of fear and to a place of victory? It is just like any relationship with another person. You must put some effort towards the relationship and then it grows and matures. The more we know him and spend time with him then we are building on a strong foundation that will not fail and will reap rewards; even unto eternity. A relationship of love and trust.  Jesus does not like lukewarm believers. He said I will spew you out of my mouth. We must be on fire and zealous for our first love, Jesus Christ. We must actively make an effort daily to run after him, his love, his ways, seek him in prayer, read the bible, and ask to receive and have a revelation of the Father’s love!