17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God.
No one is worthy of His love. We are all chosen to come and be His Bride. Clothe yourself with the garment of praise and worship. And Fear not. He doesn't want us to be afraid of His power. Enjoy His power and clothe yourself in Him.
I believe in Miracles and dreams that will come true,
And I believe in happiness And friendship, through and through
I believe that when you cry your tears are not in vain,
And when you're sad and lonely someone knows that you're in pain.
I believe that when we laugh a sparkle starts to shine,
And before you know these sparks will spread
From more hearts than just mine.
I believe the gifts you have are there for you to share
And when you give them from the heart, the whole world knows you care.
I believe that if you give, even just to one,
That gift will grow in magnitude before the day is done.
I believe that comfort comes from giving part of me,
And if I share with others, there's more for all so see.
I believe that love is still the greatest gift of all,
And when it's given from the heart, Love will conquer all.
Ephesians 3:19 NASB
. . . and to know the love of Christ. . .”
We do not know the love that is God-love.
We believe His love is like our insipid, self-loving love.
We have a box for love. It is pretty, it is wrapped in a ribbon and it is always sweet. But the love of Christ was rugged and gentle, confronting and compassionate. Yet He was no contradiction: He was the full scope of God’s love which loves enough to fight you for you.
Beloved, I have given you great and precious promises. Indeed it was I who spoke to you seven years ago about things that would come to pass in these days, and you have wondered if these promises would ever produce fruit. Yet, now you will begin to see the signs that I have been working these things out in ways that you have not recognized. Get ready now to both recognize and receive what I have promised, says the Lord.
2 Peter 1:2-8 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Come, let Me hold you close, while we waltz into the recesses of your heart and My heart, flowing like wind currents, to and fro, as they play in the sky. Listen to the sweet strains played by the angels as they make the music of heaven for us. Let us look into each other’s eyes and say “I love you,” without words. Let us dance and swirl, spin and leap for joy. Joy in you and joy in Me. For this is what our Father has ordained, that we may express our holy love for each other, My beloved. This is why I suffered the cross, that we might run the green, velvet hills of Glory together, in sublime love and jubilation, and in beautiful fellowship. That My beloved and I may playfully swim in the River of Life which flows from beneath our Father’s throne. That River which heals everything in its path, which sparkles with the light of Father’s eyes. That River which makes glad the city of God, the New Jerusalem.
As you worship Me in holy intimacy, I will run to you, so that I can sweep you into My arms and twirl you around, as lovers. Laughing, rejoicing, singing. I will kiss you with the Words of My mouth, and you will kiss Me with worship from your heart. You shall sing unto Me, like you have never sung before. Our joy shall be as sweet as new wine, dropping from the mountains, and your understanding of Me shall thrive as the corn, as it is harvested from My golden fields. We shall have milk and honey in My Father’s house. I love you, My beautiful Bride, I love you, with pure and undying love. Do you know how much I love you and desire your never-ending closeness?
Dancing With Destiny: Awaken your Heart to Dream, to Love, to War
Notice that Joseph was not given dreams as a boy about being sold into slavery and ending up in irons in the dungeon. God did not tell him everything at the beginning of his journey. Joseph received only the revelation that someday his family was going to bow down to him. He made mistakes and he suffered cruelties, but he never let his dream die. That is why God could fulfill his destiny.
When his brothers fell prostrate before him, Joseph had already forgiven them in his heart. He understood that God had sent him as a forerunner to save his family. "Do not therefore be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here," he said when he finally revealed his identity to them, "for God sent me before you to preserve life" (Genesis 45:5).
You see, there are two seats in heaven. There is the judgment seat and the mercy seat. When you are bleeding from betrayal and false accusations, you will discover that the accuser is also condemning you before the judgment seat. He is pouring out partial truths and some distortions. You have to watch that unforgiveness and bitterness do not grow. Otherwise your wounds will become "infected" and you could be disqualified from moving forward.
Rather, go to the mercy seat. Throw yourself between the horns of the altar and on the precious splattered blood of Jesus, saying, "Lord, forgive me. Forgive those who have risen up against me." Your wounds will begin to heal and the scars will begin to glow with the resurrection anointing of Jesus. Then when you go to the city gates you can speak with authority because you have forgiven. You can declare, "Open up the gates so that the King of glory can come in!"
You might be stuck in a job as a sales clerk, divorced with a couple of kids, driving a worn-out little car, but your heart aches to open a flower shop. Or you might be a high-powered executive with heavy responsibilities, but you have longed for years to be on the mission field. You have to face certain realities, but what is your dream? And whom are you touching even today? What is God urging you to be creative about? Taking a night class? Supporting a short-term mission trip? Writing poetry? Maybe you love to preach. Well, what if your platform is different from the usual platform? How multidimensional is your world? Do you see your world with different doorways and portals and opportunities? Or is it a prison?
No matter what your limitations in the natural realm, just take the next step. Let your imagination soar from where you are. Whatever circumstances you have to work with, begin. All you have to do is take one step toward it. That is where God meets you. If you stand back and say, "I'm waiting on God to do such and such so I can do this," then you never will. Destiny has everything to do with movement.
Let's cry out for heaven to invade earth, for God's radical Kingdom to invade our clay vessels. Let's say, "Awaken me, Lord, to partnering with You. Even though I don't see the big picture, I have hope. I want to dream."
There is one dream we all share, though we may not always be aware of it. It is a dream that speaks of the longing of the Church: an intimate relationship with Jesus, our Bridegroom King. Let's turn our hearts now to discover what it means to love.
