Throughout my life I have been learning to love with Christ’s love. It’s not been easy. It has been the greatest challenge of my life. I’ve had to deny myself, take up my cross, and follow the risen Jesus instead of following my own opinions, feelings, and desires. I’ve had to learn to think God’s thoughts and obey them — to follow DI (Divine Intelligence) instead of following my pride in my own intelligence.
Experience DI Chat (Divine Intelligence). Ask God questions and open your heart to hear His answers. To experience DI begin to think God’s thoughts by reading, absorbing, and pondering the Bible and by listening to and obeying His inner voice. Jesus said: “He who has ears, let him hear what the Spirit is saying.” When you’re offline with God, you have isolated yourself from DI (Divine Intelligence).
When I opened my heart to encounter Jesus, I discovered life’s most amazing experience. I’ve never been the same.
Divided and divisive Christians distract people from Christ’s presence and glory. If we want the world to know that Christ is sent by God, then His followers must come to heart-to-heart unity.
Jesus prayed this prayer for His future followers (John 17:20): “I have given them the glory that You gave Me, that they may be one as We are one—I in them and You in Me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that You sent Me and have loved them even as You have loved Me.” (John 17:22-23)
Jesus has given His glory to those who consistently rely on Him so that they can keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. (Ephesians 4:3) When people see the unity of Christ-followers who are truly led by the Spirit (Romans 8:14) and are radiant with “Christ in you, the hope of glory,” (Colossians 1:27) they will know (not just believe) that God has sent Jesus. According to Christ’s prayer, disunity and lack of love among Christians causes the world to be unaware of Jesus and of His present-day mission. (John 17:21)
If you want the world to know that you are a true disciple of Christ, then you must demonstrate the unity of God’s love by loving all the members of the body of Christ, even if you don’t particularly like them or agree with them. (John 13:34-35) That requires that Christ-followers do more than sit through a church service together. It requires that we humbly and honestly open our hearts to one another as we daily and unceasingly practice the 50+ one another commands in the New Testament.
Routine religion
Took me round and round.
But it wasn’t
Until I heard
The beautiful sound
Of Jesus’ voice.
That I finally found
The reality
Of His presence.
Now I abound
With His love, joy,
And amazing peace.
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