KEY SCRIPTURE: John 15:10 KJV” If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.”

In John 15:9 the Lord stated that, just as the Father loves Him, so has He loved us. He then asked us to continue or abide in His love. He shows us how to abide in His love in the next verse. He said if we keep or do His commandments, we would abide in His love.

What is the love of God? God’s love is His unreserved expression of favour towards men. The truth is God is never partial. He is favourably open towards all men. Unfortunately, it is not all men who are abiding in His love and so, do not enjoy that overwhelming expression of goodness and power He shows to all.

We would consider two characters in the scriptures. King Saul and King David. God’s love for these Kings of Israel was the same yet in each of their lives, we saw different experiences, that appeared God was favourable to one and despised the other. God loved both men the same, but Saul did not abide in His love whilst David did.

God appointed Saul from a very humble background and lifted him to be king. Saul was self-centered and kept pleasing himself. The following is how God expressed it. 1Sam 15:23 KJV “For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.” King Saul neglected God’s word and the Lord called that as being witchcraft and idolatry. It was very impossible for God to relate to such conditions, so as a matter of principle, had to reject him, for what he had chosen to become. Saul walked out of God’s love although God was very favourably exposed to him. There are many who have walked out of God’s love.

David was also taken from a very humble background and when he became king, he kept his humility towards God. He was ready to admit his faults when he erred; he never shifted blame for his mistakes. Even at the time, God’s judgement came on the people, when he numbered the Israelites. David said, it is he who sinned and God should punish him instead (2nd Samuel 24:17). This is a selfless man. David abode in the love of God and kept seeing the love and power of God throughout his life.

You can abide in God’s love and power if you would humble yourself to His word. God is not partial, He gives out the sun, the air and rain freely to all men. If any man refuses to come under the sun or closes his nostrils to the free oxygen; that is not God’s fault. ABIDE IN GOD’S LOVE.

THOUGHT: TO ENJOY GOD’S PEACE, POWER AND PROVISION; IT IS ALL BY YOUR CHOICE, BELIEVE HIS WORD.

FURTHER STUDIES

Isaiah 1:19 KJV” If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:”

Deut 28:1 KJV ” And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:”