SCRIPTURE: He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 1 John 4:8.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: If anyone claims to be spiritual, but his spirituality does not translate into love for people, that person is a hypocrite.
Our anchor Scripture makes it clear that we serve the God whose nature is Love. And since we are created in God’s Image, we are destined to walk in love.
However, there are hindrances to walking in love, and we shall be looking at two of them in our study today.
i. The Spell of weariness.
The spell of weariness or tiredness is one hindrance to walking in love.
Galatians 6:9 says,
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Tiredness can hinder one in walking in love.
One can get tired because of other people’s negative behaviour. One can also get tired because expected rewards have not yet come.
Many times, I have heard people say, “I am the only one who does good things for people; no one does any good thing for me. I help everyone, but I don’t get help from anyone. I don’t see anyone helping me.”
Beloved, that is a plague of tiredness, but you must not be weary. Keep being good to others. God is watching. And reward is certain.
ii. The challenge of distance from God.
The challenge of distance from God is another hindrance to walking in love.
1 John 4:8 says,
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
To know God is to love men. If you don’t love people, it is a confirmation that you don’t know God.
Distance from God equals distance from love. Nearness to God equals nearness to love. If anyone claims to be spiritual, but his spirituality does not translate into love for people, that person is a hypocrite.
You may say, “I love God. I know God. I am interested in God. I am serving God. I am pursuing God,” but if all these do not translate into loving people, you are simply deceiving yourself.
Beloved, ask God for the grace to overcome the challenges of walking in love.
Remember this: If anyone claims to be spiritual, but his spirituality does not translate into love for people, that person is a hypocrite.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Make up your mind not to be tired or weary of doing good.
- Always walk in love; love people as an expression of your love for God.
PRAYER: Lord, I receive the grace not to be weary in doing good. Help me to express my love for You by loving people Lord, in Jesus’ Name.
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: ENEMIES OF THE LOVE LIFE.
QUOTE: As a Christian, your firm focus on God is a rebuke on the unbeliever’s scattered focus. Your discipline rebukes their compromise, so they cannot withstand you. They cannot stay near you. And if they cannot stay near you, their evil cannot touch you. Culled from the book, “15 KINGDOM STRATEGIES FOR SURVIVAL” by Dr Paul Enenche.
DAILY READING: Jonah 1-3.
AMAZING FACT: Cats have over 100 vocal sounds, whereas dogs only have about ten.
PROPHETIC WORD (DECLARATION): Every plague of weariness is broken off your life now in Jesus’ Name.
