The Father's Menu

The Father's Menu

Apostle Dr. Richard Udoh

Thursday, May 26, 2022

THE POWER OF LOVE

Love never fails. Nothing works without it, and there can be no failure with it. It takes faith to believe that love's way will not fail. The natural mind cannot understand that because the natural man is ruled by selfishness. He believes if you don't look out for number one, no one else will. And, in a sense, he is right. No one else can look out for him. His selfishness shuts the door to the love of God, and he winds up on his own.

When you practice love by faith and refuse to seek your own, you put the Father into action on your behalf. He will allow no man to do you wrong (1 Chron. 16:22). No weapon that is formed against you will prosper. No one even has the power to hurt your feelings, because you are not ruled by feelings but by God's love. This love is revolutionary. If we fully understood the great return from living God's love, we'd be competing with each other, each of us trying to love the other more. And without a doubt, everyone would emerge from that competition a winner!

All people are the same when it comes to love. Everyone has the capacity to give and receive love. Everyone wants to be loved, though not everyone wants to give it or respond to it. Love is the greatest power in the universe. It goes beyond cultural divides, religious barriers, ethnic differences, and social stratifications.
Train yourself to walk in love. It’s a conscious choice you have to make; it’ll transform your life. In John 13:34, Jesus said, “A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.” Tell yourself, “I’m going to walk in love, no matter what. I’m going to love others genuinely, even when their actions aren’t deserving of love.”

Confession:
My life is the expression of the love of the Father. I abound in love today, towards those in my world, and beyond, and declare that my heart is established, blameless and in holiness before the Lord, for His love is perfected in me, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Further Reading:
1 Thessalonians 3:12-13 (RAD) “May the Lord make your love grow and overflow for one another and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. May he strengthen your hearts so that you’ll be holy and blameless in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.”

1 John 4:7-8 “Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.”

Read through the Bible in 1 year: 2 Samuel 9:1-11:27 John 15:1-27 Psalm 119:49-64 Proverbs 16:1-3

Read through the Bible in 2 years: Judges 19 & Ps 146