Author: Patricia King 2 Likes
LOVE UNDER FIRE
By Patricia King
March 2, 2014
“I see a vision of a mighty army strong and powerful. It is God's Love Army and they are fighting the Love War. They stand for His truth with unwavering commitment, they are faithful to obey His Word, and they have learned to love with His perfect, unfailing love. Oh how beautiful and majestic is this army!”
The days we are living in are both glorious and yet treacherous! Isaiah 60:1-3 declares that it is our time to arise and shine for the glory of the Lord has risen upon us and in the midst of a dark hour we will see the nations turn to Christ.
We also discover through Daniel 7:25-27 that a spiritual power will speak out against the Lord and His Word and will wear down the saints. He will make alterations in times and in law and the saints will be given into his hand for a time, times, and half a time. Ultimately, the tables will turn and his dominion will be taken away, annihilated, and be destroyed forever and the dominion will be given to the saints of the highest one.
Sounds intense doesn't it? It is!
If we don't quit, we win. Choose today whom you will serve. Choose today to love the Lord your God will all your heart, mind, strength and soul and love others as yourself. (Matthew 222:36-40)
What will your love look like when it is "under fire"? What will it look like when you are possibly accused as being a judgmental religious bigot because of the Lord and His Word that you love, believe, live, and proclaim? This is a day when we must be uncompromised in both truth and love. The Spirit of Humanism will arise as the greatest enemy of the church in this hour changing and altering times and laws. This spirit will even find its place of authority in the church as some leaders and believers bow to its philosophies and is even in this hour active within the house of God - beware. (2 Thess 2:3,4). We will stand faithful no matter what. We will not be tossed about with every wind of doctrine. We will cleave to His truth even if it is not popular amongst the masses.
Remember that love always desires the highest for the sake of another. Love is willing to risk even if misunderstood. Love speaks the truth and does not rejoice in unrighteousness. Jesus loved perfectly and in the midst of His accusers, He did not open His mouth a word in His own defense...He forgave....and laid His life down...for all.
Lets hold fast to His example and become just like Him...lets become LOVE.
"And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life even when faced with death." Revelation 12:11
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Joseph Wood 10 years ago
In these last days we have the greatest opportunity to show forth God's Love in each trial. It is His love for humanity flowing through us,His bride. We just need to decide to let this great love pour out of us like Jesus did when He chose the cross for all of us.
Elsie Bouwman 10 years ago
Had a second read of Love Under Fire, so I would see in my heart a response. Daniel 7 has words in there I hadn't seen before! Daniel 7: 25 NKJV says that, "He shall speak pompous words against the Most High , shall persecute the saints of the Most High, and shall INTEND to change times and law. Then the saints shall be given into his hand for a time and times and half a time." I had thought that he would change the times and the law, but this word intend means that his intentions are to change times and law. It is then the saints will be given into his hand for a time and times and half a time. Hallelujah verse 26 says, "BUT THE COURT WILL BE SEATED and THEY SHALL TAKE AWAY HIS KINGDOM, to consume and destroy it forever. Hallelujah! "Then the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey Him." (Daniel 7:27) Hallelujah! All praise to our King and Ruler Supreme!! I chuckled when I saw Matthew 222!! I hadn't seen that before....We don't ever become love. God is love. He is the Vine and we are the branches. I hadn't ever read that we overcame him because of the blood, nor because of the word of their testimony. The scriptures say that "they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of the testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death." (Revelation 12:11 NKJV)
Elsie Bouwman 10 years ago
Been thinking about difference of by and because in the Revelation scripture. It's possibly the same in the meaning. I could be wrong.