THE HUSBANDMAN and CAREGIVER: CONTINUING IN HIS LOVE.
PART 3
“... I am
the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he
taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may
bring forth more fruit. Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken
unto you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself,
except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the
branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much
fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast
forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the
fire, and they are burned. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye
shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Herein is my Father
glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye
in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even
as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love...” (John 15:1-10 KJV).
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Mankind’s inability to freely respond to
holiness and righteousness became the enemy of the “oneness,” covenant
relationship with God. “…all have ... come
short of the glory of God (all are born WITHOUT the indwelling Holy Spirit)…”
(Romans 3:23 KJV). “….I was born a sinner (I was
born without the indwelling holy spirit) ….”
(Psalms 51:5 NLT). “...I want to do what is right, but I can’t. I want to do what is good,
but I don’t. …I [am] …a slave to the sin
(a slave to the sin nature) …” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT). “…the wages of sin (the payment of having a sin nature) is
death…” (Romans 6:23 KJV). “…For all
have sinned (all have been born with a sin nature)…” (Romans
3:23 KJV).
Freedom implies man is not
oppressed by anything. In addition, freedom
in Hebrew, according to Strong’s dictionary, means freedom from oppression. “…I want to do what is right, but I can’t. I want to do what is good, but I don’t…” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT).
“…Who will free me
(DELIVER ME ) from this life that is
dominated by SIN
(Keeps you oppressed by the EVIL ONE through THE SINFUL NATURE) …” (Romans
7:14-25 NLT).
“…Thank
God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our
Lord …” (Romans
7:14-25 NLT).
“…
[He sent the ] …one … who can reconcile
God and humanity—the
man Christ Jesus…” (1
Timothy 2:5 NLT).
“…God anointed (empowered) Jesus of Nazareth (HOW?) with the Holy Ghost and WITH POWER:
(WHAT DID JESUS, THE WORD OF GOD, DO?) [HE] ... went about ...healing all that were oppressed of the devil; …”
(Acts 10:38-39 KJV).
“… [JESUS CHRIST, also the WORD of
GOD]… is the
power of God at work , saving (FREEING the oppressed) everyone who
believes…” (Romans 1:16 NLT).
Mankind is “NOT” naturally free from the oppression
of the evil one, or sin, or the sin nature. “…For all have sinned (all have been born with a sin nature)…”
(Romans 3:23 KJV).
In addition they can’t make themselves
right with God through human effort either. “…It is the SPIRIT who
gives “LIFE”; the flesh
profits nothing…” (John 6:63 NASB). “…a
right relationship with
God …comes by faith…”
(Romans 4:13 NASB). “….Apart
from [the spirit],.. [you]… can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV).“...continue
... in my love...” (John
15:1-10 KJV).
In addition, “…the
whole world lies under the power
(oppression) of the evil one” (1
John 5:19 RSV). “... Know ye not, that to whom ye yield
yourselves servants to obey, his
servants (the oppressors servants) ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin
unto death (oppression), or of obedience unto righteousness (freedom)?” (Romans 6:16 KJV).
Without Jesus, no human
is FREE from the oppression of the evil one or the prison of the sin nature,
but are in fact ENSLAVED to Satan, the evil one. “…If the Son (Jesus, the
Word) therefore shall make you free, you SHALL be free indeed (without a doubt!!)…” (John 8:36 KJV). “….Apart from [the indwelling Spirit of liberty],.. [you]… can do
nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV).
“...continue ... in my love...” (John 15:1-10 KJV).
This relationship between God and mankind
is rightfully God’s to enjoy. God created the relationship and is rightfully
the Husbandman/owner of ALL humanity. “… AS MANY as received him, to them GAVE HE POWER TO BECOME
THE “SONS” OF GOD (children of
God)…”
(John 1:12 KJV). “... THEY
BELONG TO CHRIST JESUS…” (Ephesians 3:6 NLT). “…Those who BELONG TO Christ
Jesus …” (Galatians 5 NLT).
God’s children are the ones who have
RECEIVED Jesus and belong to him. “…But
he that is joined unto the Lord is ONE SPIRIT [with him]…” (1 Corinthians 6:17
KJV). “…Because [THEY] ... BELONG
to him … (And remember that those who DO NOT have the Spirit of Christ living in them DO NOT BELONG TO HIM at all.)” (Romans 8:1-14 NLT). It is important for them to “...continue ... in my love...” (John 15:1-10 KJV).
However, mankind, over the years and
numerous times have given up on the relationship by choosing to respond
independently from God’s commandments. “… [Your] … iniquities
(sin) …separated
[you]… from God… …” (Isaiah 59:2
KJV). “… YOUR SINS … cut you off from God…” (Isaiah 59:2 NLT). “…Your
INIQUITIES have separated
between you and your God…” (Isaiah 59:2 KJV). “…Through one man SIN
entered into the world, and DEATH
THROUGH SIN, and so DEATH passed to all men—“(Romans 5:12 KJV). . “…the wages of sin is death…” (Romans 6:23 KJV).
“…There
is none righteous, no,
not one:” (Romans 3:10 KJV).
“…There is not a just man upon earth,
that doeth good, and sinneth not…” (Ecclesiastes 7:20 KJV). “…ALL HAVE SINNED and fallen short of the glory of God…”
(Romans 3:23).
“The
trouble is with me, for I am all too human, a slave to sin.
I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I
don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate. So I am not
the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it. And
I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do
what is right (live free from sin), but I can’t.
I want to do what is
good, but I don’t. …I [am] …a slave
to the sin that is … within me.
Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin?
…” (Romans
7:14-25 NLT). “…DEATH passed to all men—“(Romans
5:12 KJV). . “…the wages of sin is death…” (Romans 6:23 KJV).
Yet, God CONTINUES to LOVE mankind so much
he didn’t give up on them and created a WAY to RECONCILE with them again. “… [He sent the ] …one
… who can
reconcile
God and humanity—the
man Christ Jesus…” (1
Timothy 2:5 NLT). “…Jesus Christ maketh thee
whole (SAVES,
RECONCILES, RESTORES , AND MAKES YOU WHOLE YOU AGAIN)…”
(Acts 9:34 KJV). “…God SHOWED HIS GREAT LOVE FOR US by sending Christ to
die for us while we were still sinners…”
(Romans 5:7-9 NLT). God …sent His Son to be
the propitiation (substitute, intervention) for our sins.” (1
John 4:10 KJV). “…[God]…sent His Son...” (1 John 4:10 KJV). “…He gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him, should not perish, but have everlasting life…” (John 3:16 KJV). “...continue
... in my love...” (John
15:1-10 KJV).
“…He
[became]… the
atoning sacrifice for [y]our sins…” (1 John 2:2 NIV). Jesus also became
“…the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the
world” (John 1:29 KJV). “…Christ …died for sins ONCE for all, the just for the unjust, so
that He might bring us...[back]... to God…” (1 Peter 3:18 NASB). “…he (Jesus) by the grace of God should
taste death for every man…” (Hebrews 3:9 KJV). “...continue
... in my love...” (John
15:1-10 KJV).
God lovingly sent the “last Adam” in Jesus
Christ to restore and reconcile the relationship “And so it is written, "The first man Adam was made a living being; the last Adam was made a quickening (life-giving) spirit...”
(1 Corinthians 15:45 (KJV). “…
[He sent the …one … who can reconcile
God and humanity—the
man Christ Jesus…” (1
Timothy 2:5 NLT). “…Jesus Christ maketh thee
whole (RECONCILES)…” (Acts 9:34 KJV).
There
is a LOVINGLY plea that goes out to EVERY child of God: “...continue ... in my love...” (John 15:1-10 KJV).
God’s DESIRE and PLEA is that “YOU,” the
one he LOVES, continue to STAY, in a place, where he can LAVISH you with his
kind of LOVE! It is an everlasting and
unwavering Love. He has “….loved [you]...with an EVERLASTING love….” (Jeremiah
31:3 KJV). A “…Love … [that] …
never FAILS….” (1 Corinthians 13: 4-8 NIV).
The “ONLY” LOVE that is ardent, tender,
fierce, unspeakable, indescribable, unchanging, everlasting, and intensely affectionate;
is HIS LOVE for his people. “…God … [demonstrated] … his love toward
… [you], in that, while … [you] … were [still a sinner], Christ DIED FOR [YOU]…”
(Romans 5:8 KJV). “…I am the Lord who demonstrates
unfailing love …[toward you]…”
(Jeremiah 9:23-24 NLT). “…“The Son
is …the EXACT representation of
his being…” (Hebrews
1:3 KJV). AND.“…God is love…” (1 John 4:8 KJV).
God’s LOVE is so
POWERFUL he was willing to do WHATEVER was necessary to BRIDGE the GAP between YOU
and his Holy Spirit. “…God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten
Son, that whosoever
believeth in him, should not perish, but have everlasting life...” (John 3:16
KJV). “… Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved
us and sent His
Son to be the propitiation (substitute, intervention) for our sins...”
(1 John 4:10 KJV).
God’s LOVE is so
POWERFUL he SPARED no expense for YOU. God “…spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us
all (which includes YOU)...” (Romans 8:32 KJV).
In fact, God’s LOVE is so POWERFUL he
created JESUS for the SPECIFIC purpose of being the ATONING SACRIFICE that can
get you BACK to HIS LOVE.“…God so loved the
world, that HE GAVE his only begotten (specially created) Son, …”
(John 3:16 KJV). “…“The Son is …the EXACT representation of his being…”
(Hebrews 1:3 KJV). “…Behold
the Lamb of God,
which taketh away the sin of the world”
(John 1:29 KJV). “He
is the atoning
sacrifice for our sins…” (1 John 2:2 NIV).
God’s LOVE is so POWERFUL he desires to be
INTIMATELY and UNIQUELY attached to YOU. “…He
that is joined
unto the Lord is ONE spirit…”
(1 Corinthians 6:17 KJV). “…God has sent forth the
Spirit
of His Son “INTO”
[YOUR]… HEARTS…”
(Galatians 4:6 NASB). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…The Spirit of God dwell[s]… in you…” (Romans 8:9 KJV). “…“The Son is …the EXACT representation of his being…”
(Hebrews 1:3 KJV). “…Jesus Christ is in
you…”
(2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV).
God LOVE is so POWERFUL he desires, for
you, to be in HIS PRESENCE forever. “… You
set me in Your presence forever…”
(Psalms 44:12 NASB). “…YOU
MAKE HIM “MOST” BLESSED forever … in YOUR PRESENCE…”
(Psalms 21:6 NASB). “…the
Spirit of God dwell[s] in you…” (Romans 8:9 KJV). “…“The Son is …the EXACT representation of his being…”
(Hebrews 1:3 KJV). “…if
Christ be in you… [then] …the Lord …[is] … in your presence …”
(Romans 8:10 KJV &
Exodus 33:16-23 NIV).
Another name for God is Jehovah
Ahab/Agape, which means the GOD of Love.
“… the Lord loved you and kept the oath which He
swore to your forefathers…”
(Deuteronomy 7:8 NASB). “… Blessed be the
Lord your God who delighted in you to set you
on the throne of Israel; because the Lord loved Israel forever…”
(1 Kings 10:9 NASB). “… Because the Lord loves His people …”
(2 Chronicles 2:11 NASB). “ … your God loved Israel establishing them forever
…”(2 Chronicles 9:8 NASB).
In “… His love and
in His mercy He redeemed them,
And He lifted them and carried them all the days of old…”
(Isaiah 63:9 NASB). “… I have loved you
with an everlasting love; Therefore I have drawn
you with lovingkindness…”
(Jeremiah 31:3 NASB). “… Even as the Lord loves the sons of Israel, though they turn to other gods…”
(Hosea 3:1 NASB). “ … I led them … with bonds of love, And I became to them as
one who lifts the yoke from their jaws; And I bent down and fed them…”
(Hosea 11:4 NASB).
No matter WHAT; God
POWERFULLY LOVES “HIS” people!! “… Indeed, He loves the
people…” (Deuteronomy 33:3 NASB).
Don’t get it WRONG;
mankind CANNOT boast or brag about their LOVE for God; it is GOD and GOD alone
that has LOVED mankind. “…NOT that we loved God, but that HE LOVED US...” (1 John 4:10 KJV).
“….HE
FIRST LOVED US…” (1
John 4:19 ASV). “…God’s
love has been poured out into
our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us…” (Romans 5:5 NIV).
He has NEVER changed in
ALL of biblical history. “…I
am the Lord, I change NOT…”
(Malachi 3:6 KJV). “…Jesus Christ is the
same
yesterday and today and forever”
(Hebrews 13 :8 NIV).
Jehovah Ahab/Agape, the GOD of Love has
POWERFULLY loved through mankind’s many abandonments! “…But my people have stubborn and rebellious hearts. They have turned
away and ABANDONED me….” (JEREMIAH 5:23 NLT). “…They ABANDONED ME
and did not obey my word….”
(JEREMIAH 16:11 NLT).
“….They ABANDONED the Lord, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them
out of Egypt. They went after other gods …” (Judges 2:12 NLT).
“…They
ABANDONED the Lord
to serve Baal (THEIR HUMAN DESIRES)…” (Judges 2:13 NLT). “….They ABANDONED
the Lord and no longer served him at all…” (Judges 10:6 NLT).
“…Ever
since I brought them from Egypt they have continually ABANDONED ME and followed other gods (HUMAN
DESIRE)…” (1 Samuel 8:8 NLT). “…He ABANDONED Lord, the God of his ancestors, and he refused
to follow the Lord’s ways…” (2 Kings 21:22
NLT).
“…For
my people have ABANDONED ME and offered
sacrifices to pagan gods (HUMAN DESIRE), …” (2 Kings 22:17 NLT).“…He ABANDONED
the Law of the Lord, and all Israel followed him in this sin…”
(2 Chronicles 12:1 NLT).
“…They ABANDONED the Lord… they
turned their backs on him….” (2 Chronicles 29:6 NLT).
Jehovah Ahab/Agape, the GOD of Love
POWERFULLY RESCUED his people over and over and over again. “…Their enemies crushed them and brought them under their
cruel power. Again and again he rescued them, but
they chose to rebel against him, and they were finally destroyed by their sin. Even
so, he pitied them in their distress and listened to their cries. He
remembered his covenant with them and
relented because of his unfailing love. He even caused their captors to treat them with kindness. Save us, O Lord our God! Gather us back from
among the nations, so we can thank your holy name
and rejoice and praise you. Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who lives from
everlasting to everlasting! Let all the people say,
“Amen!” Praise the Lord!”
(Psalms 106:42-48 NLT). “…He
remembered his covenant with
them and relented because
of his unfailing love…”
(Psalms 106:42-48 NLT).
God’s POWERFUL LOVE
restores his people, who abandoned him, BACK into a blessing“…Ye
were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I
save you, and ye shall be a blessing: …”
(Zechariah 8:13 KJV).
God’s POWERFUL LOVE is
faithful. “…Great is his love toward us, and the
faithfulness of the LORD endures forever.
Praise the LORD” (Psalms 117:2 KJV).
God’s LOVE is so POWERFUL that even if YOU
forget the covenant vows you made to him; he won’t forget the covenant vows he
made to you! “… [GOD] remembered his covenant with
them (THROUGH ABRAHAM) …”
(Psalms 106:42-48 NLT). To Abraham he made these covenant vows: “…I will BLESS thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a BLESSING: And I will BLESS them that BLESS thee …in
thee shall all families of the earth be BLESSED…”
(Genesis 12:2-3 KJV).
God‘s POWERFUL love
ENDURED in spite of his people, who ABANDONED him, for thousands and thousands
of generations. “…Showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my
commandments…” (Exodus 20:6 NIV).
God’s POWERFUL LOVE
keeps EVERY promise he makes to the objects of his affection no matter what it
costs or takes to do it. God says, I “…am WATCHING over my word to PERFORM it…”
(Jeremiah 1:12 NASB “…So
shall MY WORD be
that goeth forth out of my mouth: it SHALL NOT return unto me void, but it SHALL ACCOMPLISH
that which I please, and it SHALL
PROSPER in the thing whereto I sent it…” (Isaiah 55:11 KJV).
God’s POWERFUL LOVE
KEPT his covenant with Abraham and because he did, modern-day believers enjoy
the blessings of Abraham. “…Christ hath REDEEMED
us from the curse of the
law …That the
“BLESSING of Abraham” might come on [“US”]… through Jesus Christ …”
(Galatians 3:13-14 KJV).
Jehovah Ahab/Agape, the GOD of Love, LOVES
his people. “… Indeed, He loves the
people…” (Deuteronomy 33:3 NASB). “…“The Son is …the EXACT representation of his being…”
(Hebrews 1:3 KJV). “…There is no greater
LOVE than to lay down one’s life…” (John 15:13 NLT).
“…God commendeth his love
toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ DIED FOR US…”
(Romans 5:8 KJV). “…Christ
died for [your] SINS according to the scriptures; And …he was buried, and … rose again the
third day according to the scriptures:” (1 Corinthians 15:3-4 KJV).
That GREAT God of love SAYS to: “...continue ... in my love...” (John 15:1-10 KJV).
“…God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while
we were STILL sinners…”
(Romans 5:6-8 NLT). “…For God SO LOVED the
world, that he GAVE…” (John 3:16
KJV). “…NOT THAT WE LOVED, God, but
that HE LOVED US...” (1
John 4:10 KJV). “…HE
FIRST LOVED US…” (1 John 4:19 ASV). “…God ….GAVE his only begotten Son…” (John 3:16 KJV).
YOU MAY CHANGE, BUT THE
GOD OF LOVE NEVER CHANGES!! “…I am the Lord, I change
NOT…”
(Malachi 3:6 KJV). “…Jesus Christ is the
same
yesterday and today and forever”
(Hebrews 13 :8 NIV).
GOD
POWERFULLY AND CONSISTENTLY LOVES “YOU” THE SAME DAY AFTER DAY. “…I am the Lord, I change
NOT…”
(Malachi 3:6 KJV). “…Jesus Christ is the
same …
forever” (Hebrews 13 :8 NIV).
GOD’S“…Love
is
patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but
rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always
hopes, always perseveres, Love never fails…” (1 Corinthians
13: 4-8 NIV).
GOD’S POWERFUL LOVE NEVER WEAKENS OR
SEPARATES from YOU!! “… [Nothing] … will be able to separate … [you] … from the
love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord…” (Romans 8:31-39 NASB).
GOD’S POWERFUL LOVE BONDS YOU TO HIM “IN”
an INTIMATE UNION!!! “…God is love…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…Love … the perfect BOND of UNITY...”
(Colossians 3:14 NASB). God, through Christ, has “….loved [you]...with an everlasting love….” (Jeremiah 31:3 KJV).
JEHOVAH AHAB!!! JEHOVAH
AGAPE!! JESUS!! THE GOD OF LOVE! “...continue
... in my love...” (John
15:1-10 KJV).
YOU ARE NOT FORCED TO STAY WITH GOD. IT IS A CHOICE. JUST BECAUSE HE WILL NEVER STOP LOVING YOU DOESN'T MEAN YOU WON'T CHOOSE TO STOP LOVING HIM.
OUT OF HIS DEEP LOVE FOR YOU, HE ASKS AND PLEADS FOR YOU, HIS BELOVED, TO "CONTINUE....IN [HIS] ...LOVE" (JOHN 15 KJV).
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