Romans 8:38-39

“His love is not uncertain and fluctuating. Ever He watches over His children with a care that is measureless.” Prophets and Kings pp. 59

“O Love that wilt not let me go,
I rest my weary soul in thee;
I give thee back the life I owe,
that in thine ocean depths
its flow may richer, fuller be” George Matheson

“God gave His only-begotten Son, that the path of life might be made sure for our little ones. “Herein is love.” Wonder, O heavens! and be astonished, O earth!” The Desire of Ages pp. 49

1 John 4:16

Love does indeed make the world go round. Love conquers sin.

Numbers 13:26-33; 14: 1-35

The Isralelites wandered in the desert 40 years because the refused to enter the promised land. Their reason for this was because Giants occupied the land and there was seemingly no way that they would be able to defeat them. They decided that it would be better for them to turn back and go to Egypt. It seems that they had forgotten that it was God who had led them from Egypt all the way to the border of Canaan. If they returned against God’s will who would provide manna for them in the wilderness? Who would give them water? Who would part the Red Sea? Although the Israelites decision seemed logical to them, it was utter foolishness.

Whenever we attempt to go against God’s will, however logical the plan of action may be it is foolishness to do such.

Deuteronomy 2:1-23

In this passage we hear an interesting account of the “relatives” of the Israelites. The Israelites were forbidden from settling in the land belonging to the Edomites, Ammonites, and Moabites. However we are told that the land these  3 nations were occupying was not originally theirs but that giants,  very similar to those the Israelites had been afraid to conquer 40 years earlier,  had previously occupied the land. The Lord had helped these nations to drive out the giants that occupied the land.

Let us not fear the giants we may face. It is no secret what God can do. He has defeated many other giants in other people’s lives He can do the same for you.

John 14:16

As Jesus neared the end of his earthly ministry, He gave the disciples an essential gift that was to guide them in their work for the Lord. As He was going to leave, He knew the future gospel workers needed another comforter who would work as His representative on earth and be a guide to the disciples.

The disciples who had been in the company of Christ were in need of the Spirit so even more so are we as we further the work of the gospel. The Holy Spirit is to be given to all who submit themselves fully to the will of God.

Luke 4:18,19

Jesus, our example, was constantly guided by the Spirit of the Lord. in Luke 4:18, Jesus clearly outlines the way his activities were Spirit-directed. His ministry was manifestation of the guidance of the Spirit. Here we also see thw types of activities we are to expect when the Spirit guides us:
1. Preach the gospel
2. Heal the brokenhearted
3. Preach the year of the Lord
4. Give sight to the blind
5. Preach deliverance to captives
6. Liberate the bruised

Hebrews 9:14 shows how Jesus’ ultimate sacrifice of death for our sins was done through the Spirit. This shows how truly empowering the Spirit is if we surrender ourselves for it to work through us.

We are to daily commit our lives and ask for the Holy Spirit. Only through the Holy Spirit can we truly live lives that fully reflect the glory of the Lord.

Rufaro Chikari

Luke 16:10: He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much, and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much.
The service of the Lord is a great calling for all who seek to work in His field. We are all required to do our level best in this Great Commission we have been given. (Matthew 28:16-20) Yet the work of the Lord does not only start at the big crusades and camp meeting where thousands are called to the Lord. The truest work starts in our daily lives- in the mundane tasks that we are faced with each day. It is in these tasks that we are put onto the training ground to be the Great Commission leaders who do their level best for the service of the Lord.
“The Lord is testing and proving us to see what sort of timbers or attributes we are bringing into the character building.” Just like the Lord was training the disciples in the feeding of the 5000 (Matthew 14:20) we are being trained today that even the bread crumbs count. It is through the bread crumbs that the baskets will be filled. If we are faithful in the bread crumbs, the small tasks of good that we gave to perform every day, our characters will be shaped to be faithful with the eternal salvation of those around us. The Lord seeks to make our baskets full with His character as we strive to make the whole being wholly His. The small everyday things, as small as a smile to a stranger, will equip us to be ready for the greater task at hand. Let us not neglect the bread crumbs as “the Lord will be glorified in His saints in even the common, temporal things with which they are connected.”

Tapiwa Dete

John 13:34 Jesus told the disciples to love as He loved. This is to love unselfishly, at all times. To truly love unconditionally you need Christ. Love is a principle.  1 Corithians 13:4-7 

When men are bound together by love there is evidence that the image of God is in them. 1 John 4:16.

How did Jesus show His love to us? 1 John 3:1 God did not look at our weaknesses instead He saw our need. Jesus prayed for us. In order to love as Christ did we need to pray for others  Jesus fed the hungry. How prepared are we to share what we have? Jesus loves those who do not love Him. We should be able to forgive those who hurt us and love them. We must desire the salvation of souls.