If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
1 John 4:20 KJV
It is not your mouth confession that shows who you are; it is your life profession. You can make all the right noises, act the right scenes and generally pass for an all round good person; in the final analysis, it is God's standard that will be applied in judgement, in deciding whether you made the mark or not.
There is no middle ground between love and hate. You have got to choose one end; the consequences of your choice will follow you daily. When you choose love, it simply means you know God and choose to obey him. He is love personified, and all who claim his identity, yet deny his life only make themselves out to be hypocrites. You cannot truly love outside of the person of love himself, and he gave the highest example of that love when he gave his life for all of us, fully and freely.
So, go out today and live the love you have received. If you can't do it, check your connection. The life flowing out of you isn't from your abilities or connections, but from the One who supplies the nourishment that keeps it going. Don't be in a hurry to impress; love will speak and men will testify. His time of favour is here.
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