Tracy N Lee

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

If CHRIST has our Love...

“If Christ has our love, he has our all; and Christ never has what He deserves from us, till He has our love.  True love withholds nothing from Christ, when it is sincerely set upon him. If we actually love him, He will have our time, and He will have our service, and He will have the use of all our resources, and gifts, and graces; indeed, then He shall have our possessions, freedom, and our very lives, whenever He calls for them. In the same way, when God loves any of us, He will withhold nothing from us that is good for us.  He did not hold back his own only begotten Son, Rom.8:32. When Christ loves us, He gives us everything we need-- His merits to justify us, His Spirit to sanctify us, His grace to adorn us, and His glory to crown us. Therefore, when any of us love Christ sincerely, we lay everything down at his feet, and give up all to be at his command and service.”
I don't remember who said this or who wrote it, but I do remember that it pricked my heart.  It amazes me that people don't realize the power of the word LOVE
Is learning to love yourself really what people need to start doing? Is the problem with people that they dony love themselves enough so why would they or could they love Christ? 
I want people to show  love to Jesus like never beore.  You may have to do something which you have never done before.

3 comments:

  1. I love the last sentence, "therefore, when any of us love Christ sincerely, we lay everything down at His feet, and give up all to be at His command and service." ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! The daily cry of my heart is "what can I, Tiffany, do for You Lord?" My ultimate desire is to please Him.

    Tiffany S. Butler

    ReplyDelete
  2. YES! Loving Christ begins with one question... "Lord show me how to love you" unless we ask, we will never be able to love a perfect God as unperfect people. It all begins and ends with Christ!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Charles Spurgeon wrote this

    ReplyDelete