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Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:
1 John 5:3-4, “For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.”
John quickly turns us to life because he knows that whatever these commandments are, they are related to the supply of life within our being–“whatever is born of God.”
These life-commandments are the instant speakings that we have during the day–for example, “Do not look at that.” or “Do not say it in that way.”
This is not burdensome.
It is coming out of the fellowship of life.
Because I am in the fellowship of this life, I experience the sensitivity of its nature.
I experience the necessity of its nature, which is to love the Father and to follow Him, “to refuse the evil and choose the good” (Isa. 7:15).
The necessity of that life in me is to follow the Lord in my daily living.
And when I follow Him as life, I am following His commandments, and they are not burdensome.
It is not as if I am here and God is up in heaven telling me what to do, and then I am trying to do it.
It is not like that.
God is imparting Himself as life and supply into us, giving us an installation of divine power, with everything that pertains to “life and godliness” (2 Pet. 1:3).
Then He tells us to take a step, to walk with Him.
He has already installed His life into us, but there is still a step needed, a step of obedience.
And when we take that step of obedience in our life, there is a deeper perfecting of the love of God in our relationships with one another.
As we live in fellowship and obedience, we will be able, with an ability given to us by God Himself, to bring God’s unconditional love into our relationships.
Until Tomorrow
With a Shepherd’s Lovel
Pastor
TODAY’S PRAYER LIST
Amy Garner’s Dad – Rehab
Dan Haines – Home
Darlene Wiggins Mom
Dr. Don Davis – Home
Freddie May’s Mom
John McClain – Rehab
Sollie Hicks
Tate Allgood
Terrell Loyd
Tom Witcher – Rehab
Bentley Smith
James Garner’s Friend
Kim McClain’s Mother
Lonzo Christian
Ashley Burn’s Sisters
Bill Moody
Charlie Sessom – Waiting
Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons
Fredna Cook
Greg Payne – Lisa’s Brother
Hanna Hall – Pray for Grace
Kenny & Nora Allison
Kimberly – Dustin’s Sister
Larry Barker
Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah
Mary Sims
Marynell Ford
Pastor & Mrs. Driskell
Paula Ferus’ Missionary Friend
Ricky Stubbs
Rod Gustafson – Cancer
Roseleigh Osborn
Scott Lanier – Linda’s Son
Shaelyn – Jill’s Friend
Sheila Simmon’s Cousin
Tammy Shellnut’s Mother/Dad