Emulate Him In Your Love-walk
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith
(Galatians 5:22).
Your maturity as a Christian is measured by
the love of God that you express to others.
Romans 13:8-10 says, “Owe no man anything, but
to love one another: for he that loveth another hath
fulfilled the law….love is the fulfilling of the law.” 1
John 3:14 says, “We know that we have passed from
death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that
loveth not his brother abideth in death.”
The new creation is created to love. Observe
our opening verse again; it doesn’t say, “But the fruits
of the spirit are…”; rather, it’s specific. It says, “…the
fruit of the spirit is love…,” letting you know that love
is the dominant fruit of the recreated human spirit.
It’s important that you understand and walk in the
dimensions of God’s love.
In Ephesians 3:16-19, Paul reveals the four
dimensions of God’s love: the breadth, length, depth,
and height of His love. He then prays for the Church
to comprehend these facets of divine love: “...that ye,
being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to
comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and
length, and depth, and height; And to know the love
of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might
be filled with all the fulness of God” (Ephesians
3:17-19).
You can only give of what you have, and the more
you have of a thing, the more of it you can give. So,
how full are you of His love? How much can your love
give, and how much can it endure?
The Lord Jesus said in John 13:35, “By this shall
all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have
love one to another.” Let love flow out freely through
you at all times. Let your words and actions be love
motivated, because only such receive God’s blessings
and approval. God, in Christ, demonstrated His love,
and also gave you the ability to love like Him (Romans
5:5).
Emulate Him in your love-walk. “THEREFORE BE
imitators of God [copy Him and follow His example],
as well-beloved children [imitate their father]. And
walk in love, [esteeming and delighting in one
another] as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for
us, a slain offering and sacrifice to God [for you, so
that it became] a sweet fragrance” (Ephesians 5:1-2
AMP).
Confession
I have the ability to love like my heavenly Father. Everyone I meet
is touched and impacted by the love of God that flows through
me. I rejoice exceedingly for the great love with which the Father
loves me, and the ability He’s given me to express His love to
others. Glory to God!
Further study:
Ephesians 5:1-2;1 John 4:8-12; John 15:9
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
John 8:31-47
1 Kings 22
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Mark 11:1-11