Philippians 1:9 And this I pray, THAT your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; 10 THAT ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till (with a view toward being ready for) the Day of Christ. 11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness,
which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
| Day 18—Love is the most useful strategy for use against the anti-Christ’s attacks. |
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Making use of Love in our strategy against the anti-Christ is not to rule out the use of the Name of Jesus when we confront the spirits that come against us. Nor are we to stand by while our homes are destroyed and our loved ones are massacred before our eyes. But, we are to discover that as our lives are brought into order within Christ’s Kingdom, the authority and the power of that Kingdom will move for our protection and provision, even under the most terrifying circumstances.
Love that is energized in us by the Spirit of God will prove powerful against the spirits that motivate wicked men. God is Love. His Love demonstrated in Christ Jesus changed us. So, we can expect that His Love has kept its power and can move through us in a variety of ways to change others. By no means can His Love move through us to effect the salvation of another person’s soul. But, His Love moving through us can reach the heart of another to make that persons heart soft toward us and toward the Gospel.
What is the most effective way God’s Love can move through us? It must be in our praying. He has given us the authority to bind and to loose. (Matthew 18:18) This, mixed, as it were, with Love, can be a most effective force in any number of situations where someone needs divine aid.
FATHER, sometimes I feel my own love is on the wane. It’s difficult for me to feel that I’m loved, or that I can love others. In times like these, I desperately need You to pick me up. Come, Oh Holy Spirit! Come to me now! Let that gift that You bring from the Father become known in my own spirit so I can be a vessel through whom my Heavenly Father’s Love can move to touch other lives.
“The Lord has shown you what is good. He has told you what he
requires of you. You must treat people fairly. You must love others faithfully. And you must be very careful to live the way your God wants you to”.—Micah 6:8 NIRV
“The Lord your God is with you. He is mighty enough to save you. He will take great delight in you. The quietness of His love will calm you down. He will sing with joy because of you.”
—Zephaniah 3:17 NIRV
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