READ: 2
SAMUEL 23:14-17
It is so
easy to claim we love the Lord but so difficult to produce proof of that love.
A good team member will have a clear proof of his love for his captain. “Then
Paul answered, What mean you to weep and to break my heart? For I am ready not
to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus” (Acts
21:13).
Paul loved his Master to the point of sacrificing his life for Him. He wanted to show Jesus the proof of his love. True love is reciprocal. Where is the proof of your love for the Lord? Many Christians love Jesus only with their tongues and in their songs. But when the time comes to demonstrate that love, they are found liars.
1 Thessalonians 1:3 says there is a type of labour that true love for your captain generates. If you love Jesus, you will be prepared to serve Him with everything He has given you. You will keep back nothing. Your love for Him will produce quality service. The way some believers handle the things of God does not show any love for God. They wait to be pushed or compelled to serve God. This is an evidence of lack of love for the Master.
From the reading, David was hiding in a hole surrounded by the Philistines. He became thirsty and wanted only water from the well at Bethlehem. When three of his mighty men got to know, they risked their lives by breaking through the rank of the surrounding enemies and fetched the water for him. David was so touched by the extent of their love for him, that he ended up pouring it on the ground, as an offering to the Lord. That water which could have cost them their lives was proof of their love. Where is yours?
If you truly love the Lord, it will show. You will keep every command He gives you. You will honour Him with your substance. You will perform your work as unto Him and not as unto your pastor. It will show in your giving. It will show in the way you praise and worship Him. It will show in the way you talk to others about Him. Do you love the Captain of your salvation? Show Him the certificate of your love today. Produce the proof.
Paul loved his Master to the point of sacrificing his life for Him. He wanted to show Jesus the proof of his love. True love is reciprocal. Where is the proof of your love for the Lord? Many Christians love Jesus only with their tongues and in their songs. But when the time comes to demonstrate that love, they are found liars.
1 Thessalonians 1:3 says there is a type of labour that true love for your captain generates. If you love Jesus, you will be prepared to serve Him with everything He has given you. You will keep back nothing. Your love for Him will produce quality service. The way some believers handle the things of God does not show any love for God. They wait to be pushed or compelled to serve God. This is an evidence of lack of love for the Master.
From the reading, David was hiding in a hole surrounded by the Philistines. He became thirsty and wanted only water from the well at Bethlehem. When three of his mighty men got to know, they risked their lives by breaking through the rank of the surrounding enemies and fetched the water for him. David was so touched by the extent of their love for him, that he ended up pouring it on the ground, as an offering to the Lord. That water which could have cost them their lives was proof of their love. Where is yours?
If you truly love the Lord, it will show. You will keep every command He gives you. You will honour Him with your substance. You will perform your work as unto Him and not as unto your pastor. It will show in your giving. It will show in the way you praise and worship Him. It will show in the way you talk to others about Him. Do you love the Captain of your salvation? Show Him the certificate of your love today. Produce the proof.
MEMORIZE:
1 JOHN 4:19 –We love Him because He first loved us.
