Notice, according to that verse, you don’t earn God’s BLESSING by doing good works. Nor do you get it by just waiting for it to fall on you by grace like an apple off a tree. You receive God’s grace by faith. The split second you step across the faith line, by grace God treats you like you never sinned. In other words, He treats you just like He treats Jesus.
This doesn’t mean, however, that you’ll always act just like Jesus. Sometimes, even though you’re committed to obeying Him, you’ll mess up. I know, because I’ve done it myself. There’ve been mornings when, as soon as I told The LORD, “I’ll do whatever You say today,” He responded by giving me a more challenging assignment than I expected. I reacted by saying, “Oh God, I can’t!” and fouled things up within 20 seconds.
What should you do when you miss it like that?
Don’t waste time condemning yourself. Just repent and get your eyes back on Jesus. Receive His forgiveness and keep walking by faith. Instead of dwelling on your missteps, focus on the next step He is telling you to take. Keep listening for and obeying His commands.
Make Love Your Top Priority
One thing I can guarantee He’ll tell you to do, is to walk in love. As He said in Matthew 22:37-39, loving God with all your heart, soul and mind, is the first and great commandment; and the second is love your neighbor as yourself. When it comes to keeping Jesus’ commands, walking in love is job No. 1. Because “faith…worketh by love” (Galatians 5:6), the minute you step out of love, you step out of God’s plan and into Babylonian territory. You step away from your divine protection and into the world where satan has plans for you that you’re not going to like.
That’s serious business. Personally, I want nothing to do with satan’s plans. So I’ve made love my life’s highest priority. Gloria has too. We’re both in agreement about this: Our finances aren’t our priority. Getting our way is not our priority. Even our family is not our priority. Walking the love line is the most important thing in our existence.
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