ACCUMULATED LOVE
Having
prepared the rented sailboat the charter boat captain prayed, “Lord, may my passengers
experience You within me today.” The
skipper has no intention to redirect conversations Godward, nor does he expect conversions
on the excursion, yet ready for any sincere opening. He just wants his passengers to enjoy being Loved. He does so; trusting God will draw the
patrons to Himself, as future exposures to Divine Love accumulate in their
lives.
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GOD DRAWS
John 6:44 “No one can come to me
unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last
day. 45 It is written in the Prophets: ‘They will
all be taught by God. Everyone who has
heard the Father and learned from him comes to me. 46 No
one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; only he has seen the
Father.
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LOVE’S ACTIONS
1 Corinthians 13:4 Love
is patient, love is kind. It does not
envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5
It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily
angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but
rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts,
always hopes, always perseveres. 8 Love never fails…
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LOVE DOES
NO HARM
Romans 13:9(b)… whatever other
command there may be, are summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as
yourself.” 10
Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore
love is the fulfillment of the law.
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SO PRAY
1 Timothy 2:1
I urge, then, first of all, that
petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people. 3
This is good, and pleases God our Savior, 4
who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.
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AND REMEMBER
Romans 2:4 Or do you show contempt for the riches of his
kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God's kindness is
intended to lead you to repentance?