Andrew Womack's devotional for today covers a very important aspect of walking in victory in this life!
A NEW REVELATION OF LOVE
John 13:34 "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love
one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another."
Jesus previously stated that all the law and the prophets were
dependent on loving God first, and then loving your neighbor as yourself. These
truths were already in the law but people missed them. So, this commandment was
not new in the sense that it had never been given before, but it was brought to
the forefront and given new meaning through the example of Jesus. Jesus not
only loved His neighbor as Himself, He loved us more than Himself.
John, the apostle who wrote this gospel, later wrote about the
new commandment of love. No doubt, he received his inspiration from this
teaching of Jesus. John wrote, "Brethren, I write no new commandment unto
you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old
commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning. Again, a new
commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because
the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth" (1 John 2:7-8). He
then goes on to speak of loving one another.
This commandment, or the revelation that God gave to man through
His Word, wasn't new, but was never clearly seen by men because of the darkness
that separated them from God. In the light of Jesus' life, the darkness was
removed and the old commandment of love became new through the example of Jesus
in a way that mere words could never express.
1 Corinthians 13:8 tells us that love NEVER fails! When we choose to walk in love, which means that we pray for those that hurt us or try to harm us, forgiving them, then we will have victory in every area that we need victory! This life of choosing love is also needful because our faith will ONLY work when we choose to walk in love, because it is LOVE that energizes faith so that our faith can accomplish whatever we are using it for! NOTHING is worth hanging on to when it affects our lives, families, callings and ministry! Just let it all go, and let GOD be GOD in that situation! Cast your care of all of that over on Him! HE is more than enough for every situation! AMEN! Here is Hillsong UNITED with "Greatest of These"
Shalom in Him!
