The Fellowship Of Love
Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love
me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love
him, and we will come unto him, and make our
abode with him (John 14:23)
In the verse above, the Lord Jesus said, “If a man
love me, he will keep my words: and my Father
will love him….” This prompts a question: “Didn’t the
Father already love everyone?” John 3:16 says, “For
God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten
Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not
perish, but have everlasting life.”
When He said the Father would love the one who
keeps His words, He wasn’t talking about the general
love of God, but love that produces fellowship. The
Father would take notice of you and have special
fellowship with you if you love Him. If anyone has
this profound love for the Master, He says, “…we (the
Father and the Son) will come unto him, and make our
abode with him.”
This wasn’t going to be a visit; rather, He meant
the Father and the Son would set up their headquarters
with and in you. I discovered this many years ago, and
it made a deep impression on my spirit. I couldn’t get
away from the phrase, “…make our abode with him,”
because I understood what it meant. It’s a glorious
communion; an inseparable oneness with divinity.
You’re in Him, and He’s in you; you’ve become His
operational headquarters, while He becomes your
dwelling place.
This is what sets you apart in life—your fellowship
with the Lord in love. You love the Lord passionately,
and He’s all that you seek. Your love for Him is the
reason you pray, fast, study the Word, win souls, and
do the things you do. It’s the reason you’re in every
church service and committed to the things of the
Spirit.
God’s greater blessings are only experienced by
those who are in this class, those who are in fellowship
with Him by love, and not by law.
Confession
Blessed Father, you’re my life, and all that I seek. In you I live,
and move, and have my being; you’re my peace, my refuge,
and my strength. I abide in you, just as you abide in me, and I’m
bearing fruits of righteousness, walking in your greater blessings,
in Jesus’ Name.
Further study:
John 15:5; 1 Corinthians 1:9; 1 John 1:3
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Matthew 25:1-30
Exodus 29-30
2-YEAR BIBLEREADING PLAN
Acts 15:22-31
Job 42