June 20, 2018
God's love has been
poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
Romans 5:5
Accepting Christ
means permitting God to fill our hearts with the love of His heart.
God’s love is always around us. Without it, we would not exist.
His love created the universe, the world and everything in
it. Out of His love came the design of
man in God’s image, and the structure of marriage to support us in
relationship. His love operates the
world, providing everything we need each day.
And it’s out of His love that we are constantly being protected from
evil’s destruction, granting us mercy & patience in spite of our sin. Whether a person is a believer or not, God’s
love is unescapable. A country can
reject God, but they cannot escape God’s love.
There is only one place where God’s love doesn’t have
permission to enter uninvited. The only
place God’s love does not reside without an invitation is a person’s
heart. His Holy Spirit is always around
us, but it cannot reside inside of us until we open our heart’s door to Him. The only way to have the love of God is to
ask God to put His love into our hearts.
That’s why Peter in Acts 2 tells people that when we repent
and are baptized, the Holy Spirit comes inside of us. We are filled with the love of God.
That’s why Jesus sent His disciples to all the world, to
bring the love of God INTO THE HEARTS of people.
That’s why you can know a lot about God, go to church
periodically, even pray or read the Bible, but not have the love of God
inside. The only way is to accept His
Love into your life, to hunger for it, to stay open to it.
Accepting Christ is not just signing up for a pass into
heaven, it’s opening the door of your heart to let God’s love in. And God’s love entering the room of your
heart will require significant changes. Accepting
Christ without repenting is like dumping fresh water into the sewer. It doesn’t
make any sense. It would be a
waste. Accepting Christ is not a task or
a work, it is a surrender – allowing the love of God to have complete access to
your life.
Then, just like God’s Love did when He created the world,
God will use His Love to create something new in you. The power of God will be the power of your
life, and real love will start working its way into all of your relationships.
Maybe it’s time for a fresh new taste of love in your
life. Maybe it’s time to accept Jesus into
your heart. You’ll be glad you did! Choose to do it now.
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