Every question we have considered this week has the same theme. The answer is bound up in LOVE...why he died, the #1 commandment, why he came to Earth...
God’s vision for Jesus was to communicate this love to the world. Jesus faithfully lived under that vision. When we think of Jesus growing into his ministry...the entire journey was preparation for living out the vision God had for him.
We believe that God has a vision for his church...for this church family...and it is rooted in the vision God had for Jesus, his Son. It is the vision of Love. Love first. As his body, we live out his teachings and examples. But that means we must prepare to live under that vision of Love First.
There is a contemporary Christian song called “How He Loves,” written and performed by John Mark McMillan and covered by the David Crowder Band. Some of the lyrics include:
He is jealous for me,The next few weeks will take us through what we need in order to live under Love First. It will be challenging, it may change our thoughts or actions, and there are spectacular benefits. What a gift awaits us as we strive toward God’s vision of Love First.
Loves like a hurricane, I am a tree,
Bending beneath the weight of his wind and mercy.
When all of a sudden,
I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory,
And I Realize just how beautiful You are,
And how great Your affections are for me.
And oh, how He loves us so,
Oh how He loves us,
How He loves us so.
Your Mission
If love was the reason for living, how might your day look different? Try to live that way today in every way (conversation, traffic, etc.)
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