LEAVING YOUR
FIRST LOVE
“….BECAUSE THOU HAST “LEFT” THY FIRST LOVE….” (REVELATION 2:4 KJV).
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God has a complaint against the church (his people) in Revelation chapter 2. “…I have this against you …you have left your first love…” (Revelation 2:4). He said “
Initially you think THEY have LEFT their FIRST LOVE or THEY have left or departed from the love THEY once had for HIM, but at second glance you realized they have left or departed from the FIRST love HE had for THEM. MEDITATE ON THAT!
“…I have this against you …you have left your first love…” (revelation 2:4) NASB). What does God mean that YOU have left "YOUR" FIRST LOVE God?
The truth “IS” no one experiences a true “first” love until they have had an experience with true LOVE; FIRST. “…Love is patient … [God’s]…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. … [God’s grace-filled]…love never fails” (1 Corinthians 13: 4-8 NIV). “…God is love…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…There is no greater LOVE …” (John 15:13 NLT).
“…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). God “…spared not his own Son, [in order to demonstrate FIRST LOVE] but delivered him up for us all?” (Romans 8:32 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 SO [first] LOVED the world, that he GAVE…” (John 3:16). “…Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that HE [first] LOVED US...” (1 John 4:10 KJV). “We love, because HE FIRST LOVED US…” (1 John 4:19 ASV). “….God SHOWED HIS GREAT [first] LOVE FOR US by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners…” (Romans 5:7-9 NLT). “…[Nothing]…will be able to separate us from the [first] love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord…”(Romans 8:31-39 NASB). He has “….loved [you]...with an everlasting [first] love….” (Jeremiah 31:3 KJV). “…God is [first] love…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…There is no greater [first] LOVE …” (John 15:13 NLT).
Whatever and whoever came before God as your “imagined” first love is NOTHING compared to his FIRST LOVE for YOU. Thus, God “IS” your FIRST LOVE.
God LOVED you FIRST. “…God SO LOVED the world…” (John 3:16). He LOVED you BEFORE you were ever aware of it. “….God SHOWED HIS GREAT [first] LOVE FOR US by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners…” (Romans 5:7-9 NLT).
You DID “NOT” LOVE God, but he LOVED YOU; FIRST. “…not that we loved God, but that he loved us...” (1 John 4:10 KJV).
God demonstrated and expressed his FIRST LOVE for you by sending his SON. “…Herein is love …God …sent His Son to be the propitiation (substitute, intervention) for our sins.” (1 John 4:10 KJV).
The reason God sent his son is because SIN created a barrier or chasm between you and him and he couldn’t LOVE you like he SO desired to love you. God’s eyes “…are TOO pure to look on evil…” (Habakukk 1:13 NIV). “…Your eyes are too pure to approve evil…” (Habakukk 1:13 NASB). “…You can not look on wickedness with favor…” (Habakukk 1:13 NASB).
AND human eyes are too sinful to look upon holiness. “…Moses said, “…show me your glory … [God said,] …When my GLORY passes by, I will …cover you with my hand until I have passed by …” (Exodus 33:16-23 NIV).
His HOLiness is so PURE it is like a blinding, transparent light that is much, much too brilliant for the naked human eye. “… It shone with the GLORY of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal…” (Revelation 21:11 NIV).
As a child you were told not to look directly at the sun. If you do happen to look at the sun with the naked, human eye, the damage to the retina is irreversible. God’s HOLiness is more brilliance than that of the sun. “… And the city had no need of the sun … for the (holiness) … of God did lighten it …” (Revelation 21:23 KJV).
Looking directly at the sun damages the eyes, whereas looking at God’s HOLINESS will kill you. “…You cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live …” (Exodus 33:16-23 NIV).
The barrier between God and the recipients of his LOVE exists because HOLINESS can NOT and will NOT “EVER” MIX with SIN. SIN and HOLINESS SEPARATES instead; just like oil and water. “…Your INIQUITIES (sin) have separated between you and your God (holy) …” (Isaiah 59:2 KJV). “…It’s YOUR SINS that have cut you off from God (who is HOLY)…” (Isaiah 59:2 NLT).
However, God’s FIRST LOVE for you fueled him to GIVE Jesus, his son, who is like an EMULSIFIER that enables the mixture or emulsion of two unlikely substances. “…He that is joined (MIXED) unto the Lord (Jesus) is ONE spirit… [united with the HOLY God]” (1 Corinthians 6:17 KJV).
If an emulsifier is added to oil and water it will miraculously enable them to MIX together. “…He that is joined (MIXED together) unto the Lord (Jesus) is ONE Spirit… [miraculously enabled to unite with the Holy God]” (1 Corinthians 6:17 KJV).“…. Old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV).
Jesus miraculously enables the HOLY God and SINFUL mankind to MIX together and become ONE [unbreakable] SPIRIT. “…What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate…” (Mark 10:9 NASB). “…Love … is the perfect BOND of unity...” (Colossians 3:14 NASB). “…He that is JOINED unto the Lord is ONE Spirit…” (1 Corinthians 6:17 KJV). “…Let no one split apart what God has joined together…” (Mark 10:9 NLT).
God’s FIRST LOVE for sinful man was FULLY expressed when he SENT his son. “…He loved us and sent his Son …” (1 John 4:10 NIV).
SENDING his SON was an act of GRACE fueled by his LOVE. Sending his SON also enabled him to be reconciled into a covenant relationship with SINFUL mankind again. “… [He sent the ] …one … who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus…” (1 Timothy 2:5 NLT).
The barrier of SIN is REAL!!! It PREVENTS God’s HOLY LOVE from being FULLY expressed, or accessed, or reached. “… [Only]…one … can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus…” (1 Timothy 2:5 NLT). “….Apart from [the man Christ Jesus], you can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV).
God MADE a way for YOU to experience his FIRST LOVE toward you through salvation. God “….[was] …not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9 KJV). “… AS MANY as received him, to them GAVE HE POWER TO BECOME THE SONS OF GOD, even to them that believe on his name…” (John 1:12 KJV). “…WHOSOEVER shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved...” (Romans 10:13 KJV). “…YE ARE “ALL” CHILDREN OF GOD BY FAITH “IN” (or dependence upon) CHRIST JESUS. …There is NEITHER Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for YE ARE ALL ONE IN CHRIST JESUS…” (Galatians 3:26-28 KJV). “…God SHOWS NO FAVORITISM. In every nation HE ACCEPTS those who fear him and do what is right. This is the message of Good News for the people of Israel—that there is peace with God through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all…” (Acts 10:34-36 NLT). “…Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no RESPECTER OF PERSONS: But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)…” (Acts 10:34-36 KJV).
The significance and IMPORTANCE of being made HOLY is about removing the barrier so you can experience having an uninterrupted, bonding relationship with FIRST LOVE (God)! “…There is no greater love …” (John 15:13 NLT). “…God is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…God is [REAL]… LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…God is [FIRST]… LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…God is [HOLY]… LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “… “I AM” WHO I AM…” (Exodus 3:14-15 NASB).
FIRST LOVE (God) has highly expressed his love by MANY acts of GRACE. “…[He could]… not look on wickedness with favor…” (Habakukk 1:13 NASB). “…YOUR SINS … hid his face from you … he [could]… not hear… [you] …” (Isaiah 59:2 KJV). “… [SO He sent- through an act of GRACE - the] …one … who [could]… reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus…” (1 Timothy 2:5 NLT).
When there is a BARRIER it separates the natural realm from the supernatural realm, it creates an impenetrable chasm. This chasm separates you from God, cuts you off from him, and he can’t even hear you. FIRST LOVE’S (God’s) holiness WON’T allow him to mix or show favor with SIN. “…You can not look on wickedness with favor…” (Habakukk 1:13 NASB). “…Your eyes are too pure to approve evil…” (Habakukk 1:13 NASB). “…Because of YOUR SINS, he … turned away and can… not listen anymore…” (Isaiah 59:2 NLT).
HOLINESS simply can NOT bond, MIX, or be yoked together with SIN or SINNERS. The HOLY God desired to be yoked together with mankind, but SIN created a chasm. “…Be ye NOT unequally yoked together with unbelievers for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? And what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? Or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?” (2 Corinthians 6:14-15 KJV).
Remember the biblical story of the poor man and the rich man? “…The poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried. In Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I am in agony in this flame.’ But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that during your life you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being comforted here, and you are in agony. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm (barrier) has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us…” (Luke 16:22-25 NASB).
Without Jesus, there “WILL” ALWAYS remain an impenetrable BARRIER or CHASM between mankind (SIN/oil) and God (HOLY/water). However, because of FIRST LOVE’S (God’s) act of GRACE: “…There is … one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus…” (1 Timothy 2:5 NLT). “…The grace of our Lord was poured out (transferred) on [mankind]… abundantly, along with faith and love that are in Christ Jesus…” (1 Timothy 1:13-14 NIV). “…BY GRACE have [mankind]… been saved THROUGH FAITH; and that NOT OF … [them]SELVES, IT IS THE GIFT OF [FIRST LOVE]…GOD…” (Ephesians 2:8-9 ASV).
Jesus - God’s GREAT act of GRACE - OPENED the way for FIRST LOVE (God) to express his love to mankind by providing a WAY for them to unite with him in a bonding and intimately connected, covenant relationship! “…By his death, Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place…” (Hebrews 10:19-20 NLT). “Jesus saith…I am the way, the truth, and the life…” (John 14:6 KJV).
“… [There is] … one … who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus…” (1 Timothy 2:5 NLT). “… Apart from Me, you can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV). “… [You] … can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth … [you]…” (Philippians 4:13 KJV). “…It is God who works in [you]… to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose” (Philippians 2:13 NIV).
Jesus’ sacrificial death was FIRST LOVE’S (God’s) act of GRACE that atoned for mankind’s sins, removed the barrier, and enabled them to receive, access, and benefit from the MANY blessings of his love. “He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins…” (1 John 2:2 NIV). “…Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world” (John 1:29 KJV). .“…God so loved the world, that HE GAVE his only begotten (specially created) Son …” (John 3:16 KJV). “...Whosoever believeth in him (depend upon him) should not perish, but have everlasting life…” (John 3:16 KJV). “… [There is] … one … who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus…” (1 Timothy 2:5 NLT). “…This is real love…” (1 John 4:10 NLT). “…God is [REAL]… LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…There is no greater love …” (John 15:13 NLT).
God is your FIRST LOVE.“….HE FIRST LOVED US…” (1 John 4:19 ASV). “…not that we loved God, but that he loved us and SENT HIS SON to be the propitiation for our sins.” (1 John 4:10 KJV). “…[God] … SPARED NOT his own Son, but DELIVERED him up FOR US ALL…” (Romans 8:32 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). “… the just for the unjust, that he might BRING US to God…” (1 Peter 3:18 KJV). “…There is no GREATER LOVE than to lay down one’s life…” (John 15:13 NLT).
“…BY GRACE … [you are] …saved THROUGH FAITH; and that NOT OF YOURSELVES, IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD; not of WORKS, that no man should glory…” (Ephesians 2:8-9 ASV). “….God …now commandeth all men every where to REPENT…” (Acts 17:30 KJV). “… REPENT AND RETURN, “SO” that your sins may be wiped away…” (Acts 3:19 NASB). “…EXCEPT YE REPENT, ye shall all likewise PERISH…” (Luke 13:3 KJV). “…BY GRACE … [you are] …saved …not of WORKS, that no man should glory…” (Ephesians 2:8-9 ASV).
Therefore, “…He that is joined unto the Lord is ONE spirit (or united with the HOLY God)…” (1 Corinthians 6:17 KJV). HOW? “…The Lord (the emulsifier) is that Spirit…” (2 Corinthians 3:17 KJV). “…God [sends]… forth the Spirit of His Son “INTO” [YOUR]… HEARTS…” (Galatians 4:6 NASB). “…Jesus Christ is … [NOW] … in you…” (2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV). “…He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness…” (1 John 1:9 KJV). “… [God]… [considers]…us ACCEPTED in the beloved (Jesus Christ)…” (Ephesians 1:6 KJV). Therefore, “…if Christ be in you… [then] …the Lord …[is] … in your presence (and “YOU” are in his presence) …” (Romans 8:10 KJV & Exodus 33:16-23 NIV). “… [Jesus sets]… me in [god’s] … presence forever…” (Psalms 44:12 NASB). “…YOU (God) MAKE HIM (her) “MOST” BLESSED forever … in YOUR PRESENCE…” (Psalms 21:6 NASB).
“ …[you] … have this treasure (his holy indwelling spirit) in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us...” (2 Corinthians 4:6-7 KJV).
“… [God’s indwelling Spirit is]…for our profit, that [we] might be partakers (participants) of his holiness...” (Hebrews 12:10 KJV). “…there is none like unto thee…” (Jeremiah 10:6 KJV). He is “…majestic in holiness…” (Exodus 15:11 KJV). “…[God is] … very GREAT; [He is] … clothed in SPLENDER and MAJESTY, Covering [Him]self … with LIGHT as with a cloak…”(Psalm 104:1-2 NASB). “…there is none like unto thee…” (Jeremiah 10:6 KJV). “…His radiance is like the sunlight; He has rays flashing from His hand…” (Habakkuk 3:4.NASB. “… His … [Holiness] … is above earth and heaven…” (Psalms 148:13 NASB). “…. the whole earth is full of [your HOLY]…glory…” (Isaiah 6:3).
God is your FIRST LOVE and DESIRES to EXPRESS his HOLY LOVE to YOU through his indwelling Spirit. “…God is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…He said to [them].., "You are My Servant, Israel (HIS PEOPLE), In Whom I will show (express) My GLORY (HOLY NATURE)…” (Isaiah 49:3 NASB).
You are the recipient of God’s LOVE. He DESIRED to show you His HOLY glorious LOVE so he sent Jesus. “…God is LOVE…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “….The Word (Jesus) became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we [can see] His (God’s) GLORY (HOLY nature)…” (John 1:14 NASB).
God’s HOLY LOVE is expressed and witnessed through Jesus. “… The Son (Jesus) is the radiance of God’s GLORY (HOLY nature) and the EXACT representation of his being….” (Hebrews 1:3 KJV).
God’s FIRST LOVE is generously poured into your heart through his indwelling HOLY SPIRIT, which BONDS you to him forever. “…God’s love has been poured out INto our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us…” (Romans 5:5 NIV). “…The Spirit of God dwell[s]… in you…” (Romans 8:9 KJV). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…God is love…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…[Spiritual]… Love [is]… the perfect BOND of UNITY...” (Colossians 3:14 NASB).
God's LOVE is "IN" you through the indwelling Holy Spirit who has been given to YOU. “…God’s love has been poured out INto our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us…” (Romans 5:5 NIV).
Therefore, God’s LOVE is experienced and expressed, within you, through HIS indwelling Holy Spirit. “ … [You] … have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the POWER may be of God, and not of us...” (2 Corinthians 4:6-7 KJV). “…Know ye not your own selves …that Jesus Christ is in you…” (2 Corinthians KJV). “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?” (1 Corinthians 3:16 KJV). “What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?” (1 Corinthians 6:19 KJV). “…God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people” (2 Corinthians 6:16 KJV).
“… We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves…” (2 Corinthians 4:7 NLT).
God said: “…I will put a new spirit in you (an emulsifier). …” (Ezekiel 36:26 NLT). “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…God is love…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…The Spirit of God dwell[s]… in you…” (Romans 8:9 KJV). “…May God himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole, put (or MIX) you together—spirit, soul, and body …” (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 MSG). “…Jesus Christ is in you…” (2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV). “…Jesus Christ maketh thee whole (HOLY)…” (Acts 9:34 KJV). NLT).
“…Ye shall be holy unto me: for I the Lord am holy…” (Leviticus 20:26 KJV). “…Jesus Christ is in you…” (2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV). “…That’s why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never please God. But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them do not belong to him at all.)….” (Romans 8:8-11 NLT).
FIRST LOVE’S (God’s) indwelling Holy Spirit MAKES you HOLY too!“… I AM HOLY…” (1 Peter 1:14-16 KJV). “…you are … A HOLY NATION…” (1 Peter 2:9 NASB). “…be holy, because I am holy…” (1 Peter 1:16 KJV). “…by the Grace of God … [you are what you are] …” (1 Corinthians 15:10 NIV). “…work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see … [God] …” (Hebrews 12:14 NLT).
God is inherently HOLY and mankind can “ONLY” become HOLY through the emulsifier, Jesus Christ or the indwelling Holy Spirit. “…It is God who works IN YOU to will and TO ACT…” (Philippians 2:13 NIV). “….Apart from [Jesus]…YOU CAN DO NOTHING…” (John 15:5 NIV). “…God hath said, I will dwell in them…” (2 Corinthians 6:16 KJV). “…May … God … WORK IN US what is pleasing to him, THROUGH Jesus Christ…” (Hebrews 13:20-21 NIV).
FIRST LOVE (God) supplies HOLINESS to his people through the INDWELLING SPIRIT. “…God will supply all [your need for holiness]…” (Philippians 4:19 NASB). “…God will generously PROVIDE (give) all you need (holiness). Then you will always have everything you need (holiness) …” (2 Corinthians 9:8 NLT).
HOLINESS does NOT naturally MIX with SIN. Therefore, HOLINESS is NOT SIMPLY a behavior, action, or some ideology of perfection. It is imparted, to the believer, through the indwelling Holy Spirit. That why God can confidently say to his people: “…be holy…” (1 Peter 1:16 KJV). “…ye shall be holy unto me: for I the Lord am holy…” (Leviticus 20:26 KJV). “…It is God who works (holiness) IN YOU …” (Philippians 2:13 NIV).
Thus, HOLINESS is “NOT” something you DO. “…the Father that dwelleth in … [you], he doeth the works…” (John 14:10 KJV). “…God …works in you … TO ACT in order to fulfill his good purpose…” (Philippians 2:13 NIV). “ … God … equip you with everything good for doing his will …” (Hebrews 13:20-21 NIV)
HOLINESS is something you become through the indwelling Holy Spirit. “…The Holy Spirit gives birth to… [HOLINESS]…” (John 3:6 NLT). “ …The Spirit of God dwelleth in you…” (1 Corinthians 3:16 KJV). “…[The holy God] … dwelleth in me, he doeth the works…” (John 14:10 KJV).
HOLINESS is something you can practice as you are empowered by the indwelling Holy Spirit. “… God … work[s] … in … [you] … what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ…” (Hebrews 13:20-21 NIV). “…the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works…” (John 14:10 KJV).
First love’s (God’s) HOLINESS sets, those who BELONG to him, apart for purposeful and honorable USE. Apostle Paul said“…you are … A HOLY NATION…” (1 Peter 2:9 NASB). He, himself was“….set apart for the gospel of God...” (Romans 1:1 NASB). “…God anointed (set apart) Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and POWER…” (Acts 10:38 NIV).Thus, “…you are … A HOLY (set apart) NATION…” (1 Peter 2:9 NASB).
YOU ARE no longer dominated by the LIMITATIONS of the sin nature UNLESS you CHOOSE to be. “…The trouble is with me, for I am all too human, a slave to [the sin nature]. …I don’t really understand myself, for I want to [be holy] …but I don’t [allow myself to depend upon God’s indwelling Spirit]... Instead, I do what I hate. So I am not the one doing wrong; it is [the sinful nature]… living in me that does it. And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to [be holy) … [which]… is right, BUT I CAN’T…Who will free me from this life that is dominated by [impurity and unholiness]?” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT).
“…The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord…” (Romans 7:14-25 NLT). “If the Son therefore shall make you free, you SHALL be free indeed…” (John 8:36 KJV). “….Apart from [the indwelling spirit],.. [you]… can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV).
Jesus, therefore, EMPOWERS you to be Holy. He will “…strengthened [you]… with might by his Spirit in the inner man…” (Ephesians 3:16 KJV). “… [He strengthens you]…according to the POWER that worketh IN [YOU]…” (Ephesians 3:20 KJV). “… God … work[s] … in … [you] … what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ…” (Hebrews 13:20-21 NIV). “…the Father … he doeth the works…” (John 14:10 KJV).
HOLINESS is the HIGHEST standard of human conduct and without the indwelling HOLY SPIRIT it would be IMPOSSIBLE for mankind to be holy on their OWN. However, “…The things which are impossible with men … [are] …POSSIBLE… [with God] …” (Luke 18:27 KJV). “…I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?” (Jeremiah 32:27 KJV). “…HE WHICH HATH “BEGUN” A GOOD “WORK” IN [YOU]… “WILL” “PERFORM” IT “UNTIL” the day of Jesus Christ…” (Philippians 1:6 KJV).
Remember SIN created a BARRIER between sinful man and the HOLY God. This barrier will ALWAYS cause a SEPARATION. “… And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm (barrier) has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us…” (Luke 16:22-25 NASB).
God DESIRES to express his unchanging FIRST LOVE, but you voluntarily and willful choose to accept, receive, and depend upon that love. “…I am the vine, you are the branches…” (John 15:1-11 NASB). “…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…” (John 15:4 KJV).
God made a WAY (Jesus) to express his FIRST LOVE to YOU. It is obvious, by all he has done, like sending his son, that he DESIRED to demonstrate that FIRST LOVE too.
God’s LOVE for YOU “IS” YOUR “FIRST” love. “…HE FIRST LOVED [YOU]…” (1 John 4:19 ASV). “…God is love…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “…There is no greater LOVE …” (John 15:13 NLT). “…HE FIRST LOVED us…” (1 John 4:19 ASV).
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