"Love That Is Not Always Easy, But Continually Worth It"

"My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends." John 15:12-13 NIV Bible

This morning, God showed me a picture of him handing me a torch, and then he spoke these words.
"Go forth in dignity, My Little One. Know my love for you. Persistently love me. Care for the little ones that I have given you. Love them. This is one of the most powerful weapons I will ever hand you. In the face of love, the enemy must back off. There is no power on earth greater than love. Receive my love. You will go places in my love. It will be your vehicle for life. My love stops wars. My love heals broken hearts.You are subject to my love. We are a team. Let's go forth and conquer."

Below is a quote from an email sent right after Valentines Day by a young woman, Alyssa, that is fighting a life threatening disease. When I read it, I was so touched that I had to share it with you. In it she is referring to the love of her husband.
"I can't say I'm a big fan of the holiday (Valentines Day), but I am a big fan of love. The kind of love that is preempted by an understanding of God's love and Christ's passion for you. Love that tells you you're beautiful even when you have no hair. Love that wants to hold your hand so he can pray for you before you go to sleep. Love that is centered around the mercy and sacrifice of the Cross. Love that is not always easy, but continually worth it."

Sing A New Song To The Lord

Sing a new song to the Lord, who has done marvelous deeds, whose right hand and holy arm have won the victory. The Lord has made his victory known; has revealed his triumph for the nations to see, has remembered faithful love towards the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God. Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth; break into song; sing praise. Sing praise to the Lord with the harp, with the harp and melodious song. With trumpets and the sound of the horn shout with joy to the king, the Lord. Let the sea and what fills it resound, the world and those who dwell there. Let the rivers clap their hands, the mountains shout with them for joy, before the Lord who comes, who comes to govern the earth, to govern the world with justice and the peoples with fairness. Psalm 98 NAB Bible