BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

Ephesians 3:14, 16-20 explains: "For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ…that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; that [the Anointed One and His Anointing] may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and to know the love of [the Anointed One and His Anointing], which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us. " Anyone who flows in the anointing and demonstrates the power of the Spirit must be a person rooted and grounded in love. The Bible tells us when Jesus was moved with compassion (love), the anointing showed up in His life—people were healed, miracles occurred. The same is true for us. If we will walk in love, we can be powerful Christians! Stay in the Circle of Love When Jesus was asked, “Master, which is the great commandment in the law?” He answered, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets” (Matthew 22:36-40). Think about what He said! Everything hangs on loving the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and mind, and loving your neighbor as yourself. So if there are areas in your life where you can’t seem to get the victory, you might ask: Am I walking in love? Am I loving the Lord with all my heart, soul and mind? If you’re ignoring the commandment of love, things simply won’t work right in your life even though you may be doing a lot of right things. But here’s the good news: You can take hold of love and see everything repaired in your life! Don’t Open the Door! Jesus said, “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 15:10). Here Jesus, our Commander in Chief, has given us a direct order to abide in His love. Why? Jesus knows as long as we stay in the circle of love we will be protected. First John 5:17-18 tells us the enemy can’t touch us: “All unrighteousness is sin…. We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.” Stepping out of love means stepping into unrighteousness (sin), which opens the door to the enemy. When we are obeying the commandment of love, we will not only be protected but we will also be anointed. That means the enemy can’t touch us and the power of God will be at work in our lives. We’ll be prospering the way we should in every area. However, if we step outside that circle, we become subject to everything outside of love. In other words, we walk right into enemy territory—the curse. Even though, as believers, Jesus has redeemed us from the curse of the law, the curse and all its effects are still in the earth. So if someone offends you and you refuse to forgive that person, then you’re choosing to step over into enemy territory. As a result, the power of God will be short-circuited in your life. Light the Fuse Love is the fuse to the whole gospel. Without it, there may be a form of godliness, but no power will be in operation. Results depend on whether or not we’re operating within the circle of love. Our abundance, our anointing, our victory is within that circle. Satan’s whole mission every day is to try and get you to go AWOL. Why? Because a soldier who is absent without leave may be wearing a uniform, but his or her uniform no longer possesses the authority it once did. No longer is it anointed. 18 : BVOV

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