Unfiltered!

Unfiltered!

Above all, have fervent and unfailing love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins [it overlooks unkindness and unselfishly seeks the best for others]. 1 Peter 4:8 AMP

The Charge:

Peter speaks to the believers of his time, encouraging them to seek after the things that make God's heart glad. He spoke about the signs of the end times, and the fact that we are in those times now, and we need to pay close attention to our actions as well as motives. Jesus has laid down the perfect example of a life that is committed to the good of other people, and He did this by laying down his life for us. At the time He did, we didn't deserve it, but because His heart is full of love, he did it anyway, and He waits for us to return to Him. There is an eternal end to all that we see today, and there is nothing the world offers you today that will not be taken away at some point in the future. It is very important then to focus on what the world cannot give you or take away, so that my heart can be fixed on what God is, gives and wants me to have for eternity. 

Whatever else you have, the Word for today says I must put fervent and unfailing love above them all. Love must be very important to God; it is one of the attributes of God. We say God is love; it must mean then that a call to love is a call to be like God, and to relate with people the way God would and the way He has already related with me. It was God's love that paid the full price for sin, past, present and future, and then also lays out an eternal plan to reign with Christ at the end of the earthly phase of life. While I wait for the manifestation of that promise, I have been placed on earth to impact it with the love of God that I have received in abundance. Of what use is a love that cannot be experienced on a personal level? Of what use is love that is only spoken about, but has no impact or footprint on the loves of people?

The Conclusion:

It is that personal touch that God calls us all to. All who have received this love have a duty to let it flow through and out of them to touch other people. People will step on my toes and wind me up the wrong way; how would I respond? People will say all sorts of things about me and my daily choices, but would I try to please men and then displease God? Love from God overlooks unkindness; it does not respond in kind, but it flows out with that which it has, which is kindness. It also unselfishly seeks the best for others, placing them above self-interest. It takes a totally surrendered man to walk in this path on a regular basis, but that is the demand of the call of God on our lives. If we are to be true Christians, this is the daily expectation of God from us. Can He count on you? Can He count on me? God's time of favour is here.