The Love Walk

What is the next thing that we should be doing, after we receive Salvation from Jesus? The first thing that I would recommend that you do is to make sure that your Salvation is not based on any work, of anybody other, than Jesus Christ. The Catholic religion is based, on a lot of things other than, the blood of Jesus. Let’s get serious, because if you are placing all you cards, on a religion, and that is on any religion, you are doomed to spend eternity, in the flames of Hell.

The Catholic religious system is based on preforming a lot of works to receive forgiveness of a person’s sin. After you have fulfilled the requirement for, so many prayers being said, for penitence to show that you have remorse, for past actions, then the most blasphemous act takes place next. Then a mere mortal human being, all dressed in ceremonial robes will speak over your life, that your sins are forgiven. This man is filling the role of a priest, but he doesn’t have the power to forgive sin. Only Jesus has the power, and authority to forgive sins, and His sacrificial offering of His sinless blood, on the altar of the cross is the only way to receive the forgiveness of sin!!

I have a friend who is a Catholic, and has been for all His life, who has been brainwashed into believing, that there is nothing wrong with the Catholic faith. His entire family, which includes his wife’s family and their children, are Catholics. Do you understand what that really means? Satan has fooled everybody in his family, to buying into a dead religion, and all of them will spend eternity, in the flames of Hell. These are really good people, and I have tried to make him see the truth to no avail. 

 

Once we are sure that our Salvation is based on Jesus Christ, and nothing else, so what comes next? One of the greatest things that comes, with the relationship of Jesus Christ is the adoption, into the family of God. We have a brand new family, and the most amazing part of our new family is the fact that they are Royalty, and the only family of Royalty.

1Peter 2:9-10 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: 10 Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

Once we receive Salvation from the Lord Jesus things will never be the same again. The only thing left to do is learn how to act, in the way that, pleasing to our Father. We are to learn to worship, in the manner of worship, that Father desires. The great thing is that Holy Spirit is truly dedicated to teach us all things, which we will ever need to know to fit right on in, with our new family.

1John 1:3-4 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. 4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.

The love of our relationship with our new family qualifies us, for enough love in our tank, to share with everybody. We are truly capable of loving the ones that hate us, as well as the ones that love us!! There is something that happens to our enemies when we begin to openly show them love. It is not that they really change, but it is hard for them to show hate toward us, if it has no outward effect on us.

I try to show the readers scripture to back up what I am writing about. There will come a time though, if you follow the one true God, that you will have so much of His word written on the tablets, of your heart. You will add to the library daily, and you will know the Word of God. I can’t say that everybody needs to know every scripture reference point, in the Bible. Actually those that seem to know all of those scriptures, really bore me when they are popping off, scripture upon scripture.

Honesty, they seem to want to show how much that they love themselves, rather than the God in which they are speaking about. As far as I can tell, nobody comes to the saving knowledge of Christ, by being pinned up against a wall under scripture fire and attack!! That is the work of Holy Spirit, and He seems to work best alone. 

 

The way that, I see the things how we should be doing is to focus, on our brand new challenge of love. Few if any of us, knew a thing about love, when we came to Christ. I know that I didn’t, and several years later I am still in the process of learning. The way that God sees love, and the way that we want to demonstrate love is two different things. We must learn to love in the way that God loves. Until we get a good hold on what this love entails, then we are no fit to be of service, in the Kingdom of God.

Can I show you what I mean, because I believe that most of the time we get too excited, and want to jump right on in to service? In the book of Ephesians, chapter 6, it talks about putting on the armor of God. I have found this to be a necessary part of our warfare. I want to draw you attention to verse number fifteen.

Ephesians 6:15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

What does this verse say? are you sure that it say’s what you think that it is saying? I don’t understand why, but most of us will leave the word preparation completely out of this verse, or simply read over it not giving it a second thought. I say this prayer every day, before I start my day, called the full armor of God prayer. This is what it says about this part.

Help me fit my Feet with the Readiness that, comes from the Gospel of Peace, that I may stand firm in the Gospel, and spread the Gospel of Peace wherever I go.

Having the readiness, is the same as doing the preparation, for the gospel of peace, because we never know when Holy Spirit might call on us to witness. I have learned, because of the process of elimination that, if Holy Spirit is not calling me to witness, then I am better off to not take it, upon myself to witness. The results can be disastrous, to the one that you are trying to lead to Christ. We must work on our love walk first.         Ain’t Jesus Awesome?

….Much Love