1 John 4:14 ESV “By this we know that we abide in Him and he in us, because he has given us His Spirit.”
The “this” in this passage is referring to loving one another. I command you to love Me, yourself and others (Mark 12:30-31). I tell you to look at the fruit (Matthew 7:15-20)
1 John 5:1 ESV “Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of Him.”
If you want to deepen the knowledge, read through verse 5, but there is no guilt or condemnation if you do not.
My words are very clear here, love is a way to test your heart and know if My Spirit abides in you fully. If you find yourself struggling to love Me, My creation, My people – then you will know it is time to simply invite Me and My Spirit more deeply into you and your life by a simple prayer.
Prayer:
Dear Lord, I want to be able to love You, others, and myself the way you love us. Please help me. I give you permission to work within me and heal me at any level, whether physical, spiritual, emotional, or other levels I don’t yet know about. Lord I particularly struggle with loving ______. Please help me. I cannot do this on my own. If there is a spirit of anger or resentment, opposition, death, or any other spirit actively attempting to steal kil, and destroy the abundant life, filed with Your love that is available to Me I bind these spirits now in the name of Jesus Christ and cast it / them out and send them to You, Lord Jesus, to deal with. Fill me, please, with the Holy Spirit so that I can experience the fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) particularly love Help me love You, myself, others, and my enemies (Matthew 5:43-44). I cannot do this on my own. Abide in me Lord so that I may do this with your help. Amen.
I believe this is a message to us from God, written from His perspective – Sherri
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