BLOGGING THE BOOK OF JOHN, 7-25-2020
My reflections on the book of John. A weekly connection with this awesome book of
the Bible. Welcome! All Scripture is in Italics.
JOHN 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word
was with God, and the Word was God.
Who was this Jesus? In
John we find the origin of Jesus. John
through his book proceeds to enlighten us to the progression which completes
itself in the fullness of Christ. If we
accept John’s account, his words, his truth, it ends with the recognition that
Christ Jesus is God. John makes this clear in the first verse: John 1:1 He,
Jesus, was the Word of truth, he was the fullness of truth, He was the truth
made alive, made relevant, made perfect, made God. And what does the Bible say about God, I
John 4:16 “God is Love”.
This is the truth my friends, GOD IS LOVE. All that He does is motivated by love. All that He brings into your life is
motivated by Love. Do you have hardship,
look for the love? Everything that has
happened or will happen in your life is God working in you to help you become
who you were meant to be.
EVERYTHING! Do you subvert His
working?
Let His Love dwell in you: 1 John 4:16 “God is love”. Whoever
loves God must love or God is not in Him.
Whoever loves accepts God’s love and dwells in unity with God.
There is no love that can overcome, supersede, transcend, or make
a difference like God’s love. There is
no love greater love than God’s love.
His love surpasses all the damage and judgement that is
caused by our sin. And what is sin?, it
is selfishness. Sin works on us and in
us until we forget that we are created in God’s image. Sin keeps us from becoming our best self, the
self that God created and has plans for.
Sin locks us up and if we let it, it will throw away the key. Ask God
now to fill you with His Love. Ask Him
to show His love for you; a love that goes beyond all we can ask or think. His love is so high and wide, and so deep that we
cannot comprehend it. This is His love
for you. Dwell on it, dwell in it, live
a life of love.
In His name, MJ Gillespie
