DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2013
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT: UNDER LOVE'S CONTROL
O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? Romans 7:24
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. Romans 5:8-10
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. I John 4:7,8
God is Love. This body of death, wrath, bitterness, anger, strife, hatred, war, poverty and pain is utterly wretched. Apostle Paul rightly asks: "who shall deliver me from the body of this death?" But God sent his Spirit, poured out on the day of Pentecost, and saved us from this body of death. So through the power of Love-- that is God-- we can live in love. But we have to give control of our lives over to the Spirit every hour. We must pray without ceasing, so that Love can have His way. You've probably heard and read many recipes for creating a loving home, loving children, a loving dinner hour and so on. But until the Spirit of Love comes and we surrender to Him, we are doing everything out of the flesh...and probably feeling tired ( and maybe angry, too). Let this mind be in you that was also in Christ Jesus. Let this LOVE be in you. Human love can only go so far, but the LOVE of God will take us places we could (would) never go on our own. Love will take us to places "much more." Love will take us to life, and that... more abundantly:
"The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly"(John 10:10).
Today, let us submit to LOVE's control!
