July 12, 2015 ()

Bible Text: Jude 20-21 |

Stay in Love      July 12, 2015

Jude 1:20-21 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, 21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
Treasure this mercy. Mercy means keeping you from the things you deserve. God wants you to remain in love. We are in the age of the high calling. We can grow up into Him in all things. We have a better thing. Exceeding great and precious promises. Pray in the Holy Ghost – with love shed abroad in our hearts. Keep yourselves, not in works - in love. Stay in love, fight to be in love – how? By the mercy of God. If you start to be critical, look at mercy. Glory in the cross – how He died for all men. Then you can have true forgiveness for yourself and others.
Building up (growing on) in your most holy faith.
Most Holy = set apart, distinguished, superior, transcendent, celebrated.
Set apart – Furthest place out from among the camp. How far are you willing to go?
Superior – First rank. The out resurrection in Philippians 3:11
Transcendent – Highest believing. Can you see yourself descending from heaven having the glory of God? (Revelation 21:10-11)
Celebrated – The greatest celebration will be when He makes known to all that He has loved you. (Revelation 3:9)
This is why He died, to send the love of God like a gusher in your heart. We need this love or we will grow cold. This is why He says continue in my love.
John 15:9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
If you look to yourself you will be disappointed – look to mercy. We are saved by grace through faith (Eph 2:8). Jesus did it all on the cross. There is only one gospel that can set us apart like this. The gospel of the Apostle Paul. The mystery of Jesus and the church – joint heirs as husband and wife (Eph 3:6). Believe the Apostle to the Gentiles. The evidence is are you staying in love, or are you just going through the motions? The Father won’t give His Son to ones just going through the motions. ‘In love’ sets you apart.
Love causes you to do things you would never do otherwise.
Ephesians 5:31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
Only if we are in love will we willingly and gladly go on to most set apart, to suffer with Jesus, to want the perfect will of God. True love stays even when it gets harder. You’ve got one purpose – win Him. Win His best! Don’t settle for less. Don’t play church. Get the word of God. He is after you. He gave you everything.
Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
He’s placed you in this age to win Him. Let this truth in love totally rapture your heart. Pray. Let me be a vessel set aside for the Master’s use. Our calling is abiding until He comes, to grow in the most holy faith, to believe all the word of God. Have a heart to attain to the out resurrection, finish our course. Obtain the exalted rank of righteousness crown.
2Timothy 4:8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
It’s to all them that believe!

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