14. This is the Day That the River of Compassion Shall Come Forth out of Those Who have Learned to Love.

All sincere saints of God want to here those special words, “well done My good and faithful servant.” However, many may be surprised at the criterion that merits such a wonderful response from the Lord. Although witnessing the miraculous in our ministry or giving accurate prophetic words or seeing the desperately sick healed are all wonderful exploits, they are all considered gifts of God exercised according to His will.

Our greatest endorsement from the Lord will come when we learn to love. That is the reality of Christ being formed in us. For those who discover that place in God, a special release of His healing power will flow through them like a river. Compassion is the key to God's heart that unlocks wells of healing.

The importance of learning to love was marvelously illustrated in Bob's truth life experience when he stood before the Lord in a death experience. Our adversary endeavored to eliminate the prophetic gift entrusted to Bob with an attempt on his life on August 8, 1975. On that day an aneurism erupted in Bob's abdomen and his earthly life was temporarily interrupted. When he passed from the natural realm to the eternal, many things were revealed to Bob. I have written about a portion of them in Books of Destiny.

However, for the purpose of this Shepherd's Rod, I will pickup the experience as Bob stood before the Lord with three other people who has passed away at that same moment. The three of them quickly ascended toward a great Light that embodied the door of Heaven. He was the fourth in line and watched as they proceeded towards the Light that was above them. The prominent Light they saw was the Lord Jesus Himself, present to greet the new arrivals.

The first in the line was a young 11-year-old girl who was filled with the love of God. It had been her lot in life to lie on her sickbed suffering from a terminal disease. The fact that she was not healed does not diminish our faith in God's healing power one ounce. That is part of God's mystery to be more fully understood when He comes in His justice.

Nevertheless, this young lady utilized her time on earth to express Heaven's love through prayer and intercession for others. She entered the gates of glory with great reward. The Lord asked her, "Did you learn to love?" There was a resounding "YES" and she entered His heart to abundant blessings.

The next woman in the line to be embraced by the Lord and enter Heaven's gates was a heavy black sister. She was surrounded by a large number of angels. Bob asked the angel of the Lord standing to his right why she had so many ministering spirits with her. He was instructed that she had been an evangelist on the earth. The messengers assigned to her co-labored in her ministry.

As she prayed and interceded for the salvation of others, the ministering spirits would be commissioned to go to those for whom she was praying. They were empowered with the mandate and authority of heaven released through her prayers to bring that individual into the Kingdom. Great was her reward also. The Lord asked, "Did you learn to love?" Again, a hearty yes and she passed into His heart.

The next lady standing directly in front of Bob was a 93-year-old woman with the appearance of having been crippled with arthritis. Because of the hardships and failures that occurred in her life, the gall of bitterness had entered. She maintained her love for God. Unfortunately, she was not able to express God's love to others. The root of bitterness had defiled her soul. Though she entered heaven as her eternal home, she carried no fruit or victorious testimony as her reward.

The Lord asked, "Did you learn to love?" She responded that she loved Him but that was all. She had not learned to love others. In that place it is impossible to lie. The only answer she could give was the truth. She entered but with no lasting fruit to present to Him.

None of the people were asked how many devils they cast out our how many sermons they preached. They were asked only one question, “Did you learn to love.” Our greatest victories in this day will be our grace to discover that God is love and express that love to a lost and misguided generation. It will be a fundamental part of the last-days harvest.

God is love. We are to bear his image. It is a high privalege.

Caneman...


I was thinking about this the other day... Have you learned to Love? I was thinking about how God places people in positions with the unlovable.. Oh my my my what a sounding board it is to test the marrow of our bones... Do we claim love when we don't love our enemies...when we don't love the unloveable?

And l was thinking about the challenge Pastors have. I can't even imagine it. It's like the worst of this forum shot out daily...How do they survive? I love my Pastor and pray for him. The second l quit finding fault with everything he said God began to pour out his blessings on me. It was like the gates of understanding where being opened and l learned how l'd been a pawn of the enemy...and l repented.

So this is my daily task...to learn to love the unlovable...for there am l before the Lord...

Thanks for all your heart felt comments on this forum...

Yes, I agree, this forum is really a great place for the Holy Spirit to teach you how to love the unlovable...

Caneman