11/01/2025
Following Jesus for His Love And Not Yours
If you're seeking and following Jesus simply because you love Him, I'm not sure how secured or rooted you are. You could easily find someone or something else to love—your house, car, spouse, or friends—and choose to follow them instead (Matthew 6:24, Luke 14:26-27).
Your love for Him is not strong enough to keep you with Him.
However, if you follow Jesus because of His love for you, that's a different story. You'll never find anyone who loves you the way He does (John 15:13, Romans 5:8). What kind of love is this? A love that led Jesus to give His life for you (John 3:16, 1 John 3:16).
I believe it's better to follow Him because of His love for us. Instead of fighting to love Him, fight to understand fully the depth of His love. When you come under His love and accept it, you'll find it easier to love Him back (1 John 4:19).
As the Bible says, "We love because He first loved us" (1 John 4:19). Let the love Jesus has for you pull you towards Him. When you're secured in His love, you won't go looking for love anywhere else (Psalm 73:25-26).
His Love for you, is the power that keeps you from falling and failing....
Nay! In all these things, we are more than conqueror, through Him that Loves us....Rom 8:37
The Revelation of His love, brings you into complete rest in Him.
You come to a point where you say, Jesus is enough for me!
Little wonder Apostle prayed for the church at Ephesus,
Ephesians 3:18-19
" .....18And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. 19May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
Glory to God in the highest!
Pst Eguando Stephen
SOLO
*Additional Scripture References:*
- 1 Corinthians 13:13 - "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."
- Ephesians 3:18-19 - "And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully."
- 1 John 3:1 - "See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!"