Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart
1 John 4:15-16, “Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.”
One of the great discoveries in our Christian life is to continually know the love that God has not only “for” us, but “in” us.
In the passage above, the apostle John brings out two perfect tenses, “have known” and “have believed.”
This means that we know and continue to know, and we believe and continue to believe, the love which God has in us.
It is a love apart from ourselves.
This love is a gift. This love is God’s Son.
This love is a love-life that is installed right into our being.
We need to realize that there is a well in us, not only of living water, but a well of love.
There is a well of love-life, and this love-life is available in the Son.
We do not know the love which God has in us until we begin to tap into it a little bit.
Then we discover there is a flow of love in our spirit and in our heart, loving and praising Him.
We do not have a straitjacket religion.
No! We possess a love relationship that is not only available to us but is waiting to be enjoyed by us!
Until Tomorrow
With A Shepherd’s Love,
Pastor Jackson
Tuesday’s Prayer Requests
Joel Bateman – Hospice
Ethel Proudfit – Hospice
Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad
Ashton Bateman
Brandon’s Dad
Charlene Palmer
Darlene Thaxton
Denise Hulsey – Jordan’s G’mother
Dr. Don Davis
Easton Fielder
Erik Magusson
Freddie May’s Mom
George & Linda Alexander
James Burnette
Jim Mabe
June Cronan’s Sister
John Austin
John McClain
Lillanna Magnusson’s Mom
Linda Hodges’ Sister
Michael Stanley
Ricky Gipson – Ashley’s Brother
Rose Fuller
Sandra Graham
Scott Nix
Terrell Loyd
Tom Witcher
James Garner’s Friend
Kim McClain’s Mother
Lonzo Christin
Ashely Burn’s Sisters
Coly/Connor – Allison’s G’sons
Larry Barker
Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah
Mary Sims
Marynell Ford
Pastor & Mrs. Driskell
Ricky Stubbs
Roseleigh Osborn
Scott Lanier
Sheila Simmon’s Cousin