Transformation__February_2018
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<strong>Transformation</strong> 6<br />
realize who we are and the love of<br />
God towards us, we will not be<br />
filled with the fullness of God. We<br />
will lack his fullness in our lives<br />
until we come to know his deep<br />
love for us. Knowing the love of<br />
Christ towards us will enable us to<br />
act a lot more different than we<br />
do.<br />
We fail for lack of knowledge.<br />
Many of us have been deceived<br />
into believing that God loves us for<br />
our works and so to gain His love<br />
or to be loved more, we<br />
concentrate on the works. Yet we<br />
forget that even before we came to<br />
Christ, He still loved us. We are<br />
already loved and accepted and we<br />
ought to love God as He has loved<br />
us. When we love God<br />
unconditionally, we serve Him out<br />
of love. True service to God and<br />
humanity must be borne out of<br />
love. God comes first and so our<br />
love for Him must be a priority.<br />
Understanding who we are in Christ<br />
and His love for us will help us do<br />
with religion and perfection<br />
even as we serve Him. It<br />
will also keep us grounded<br />
no matter what happens.<br />
This life can throw anything<br />
our way and when this<br />
happens, we are bound to<br />
doubt God and His love for<br />
us, but when we are secure<br />
in Christ and have been<br />
made perfect in His love,<br />
nothing will prevail against<br />
us.<br />
That is why I am<br />
suffering as I am.<br />
Yet this is no<br />
cause for shame,<br />
because I know<br />
whom I have<br />
believed, and am<br />
convinced that<br />
he is able to<br />
guard what I<br />
have entrusted to<br />
him until that<br />
day (2 Timothy<br />
1:12).