August 11th, from “Love Out Loud” by Joyce Meyer: Don’t Get Cold! “And the love of the great body of people will grow cold because of the multiplied lawlessness and iniquity.” Matt 24:12, 13 We are familiar with most of the signs of the end times in Matthew 24:11 – wars and rumors of wars, earthquakes, famines, and widespread deception. But another sign of the end times is that love will grow cold. When I first read and pondered today’s Scripture I realized that “the great body” is the church, not the world. I saw that all the pressure of rampant evil and the stress of our modern lifestyles was indeed producing an atmosphere so supercharged with problems that most people were totally ignoring their love walk and concentrating on looking out for themselves. This is something God never told us to do. Instead, we are to concentrate on representing Him properly, which is impossible unless we are walking in love. As we do that, He will give us wisdom to deal with our stresses and deliverance from our foes. In my own life, I realized I was trying to solve all my problems, thinking when my life got straightened out, then I could go forward in ministry to others. The fact is, I had it backward. I needed to cast my care on the Lord first. I needed to sow seeds in others’ lives by helping them, and then God would bring a harvest in my own life. Refuse to let your love grow cold. Stir up the love in your marriage, toward your family and friends. Grow to the point that early in the morning your heart is filled with thoughts of how you can bless someone that day. Love Others Today: Make a determined decision to refuse to let your love grow cold.
Posted on: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 09:45:14 +0000
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