LOVE?

 'He Loved us First!

We may have our own ideas or concepts about love and what this emotion is all about, but it may not be real as we think it is?

The world today is full of people loving everything, they say the words in relation to objects and people like water running out of their mouths and yet we know that in reality the words have little or no meaning!

When it comes to helping others, most people will not get involved in a situation, they pass it by hoping to get clear as quick as possible, while others don't want to get involved because of a bad experience?

But God's love is the only real one, since He gave to us His one and only son and Jesus showed compassion to many that He healed and saved like us too and from this is laid a foundation for us to follow!

John 3:3, 16, 14:6, 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, Ephesians 2:4, 5:2, 1 John 3:4,  4:10-11, 19.

LOVE Expressed?

St. Valentines Day.

The romantics in us will perhaps mark this day with the card, roses, box of something nice and the meal? Some will do it as an appreciation of the wife/husband other to get that partner into bed for a randy night of passion?

But this is not what St. Valentine is all about, but rather expressing Christian love to those who are without, the poor, the immigrant, the refuges, the homeless and so the list can go on and on? What is involved is putting yourself out for others, a meal, a blanket, clean clothing, a chat, showing interest and concern for what they have are and possibly might go through!

It about showing the love of Jesus, if what we claim is real in that we know the Lord Jesus as our saviour? We have to show His compassion, because any of us could fall and end up on the streets, be homeless or addicted to something?

Matthew 9:36, 15:32, Ephesians 2:4,  1 John 4:10-11, 19.

Nothing Like Love. ONE.

Human Nature.

There are many aspects to love, parent to child, baby to mother, brotherly, friendship. 

Then we have the love of things, houses, models, money, business, cars, jewellery, pets, animals, nature, interests, work,

Then we have the love between and man and woman, of romance, of marriage, of sex, of intimacy,

Love is cheap in the world, because it is full of selfishness and expects a return always! 

God's love is not like that it is unconditional.

Psalm 1:3, Isaiah 57;1, Galatians 5:22-23.

SLAVERY. Part-One.

Human Exploitation.

Man has always done this to one another and despite historical claims that it was ended, it continues all over the wold to this day. It has many new names, exploitation, trafficking, cheap labour are just but a few.

There are many societies and communities who rely upon this for services, sexual prostitution and imprisoned labour. Many woman working for rich people are daily beaten, their passports are withheld and they suffer humiliation.

The Travelling/Gypsy communities continue to steal and exploit venerable people for all kinds of work, while young girls and woman are used for prostitution.

North-America and Europe are not excluded from this evil, even by their antiquated laws. In fact it is the rich countries that are the most lucrative for all of this.

Exodus 21:1-11, 1 Corinthians 7:21, Colossians 3:22-25, 1 Timothy 1:10,  Revelation 18:13.

'Wicked. Part-One.

Devil, Evil and Satan.

Lots of people say that they don't believe in God, but they also think the Devil is another Christian myth. Yet many have chosen to follow the way of wickedness, because it gives them money, sex and power.

Matthew 4:10,  Ephesians 6:11,  Revelation 12:9.

They are surrounded by wealth, but they are really in poverty and some know it but they dont know how to get out of the cycle of being trapped.

Jesus said, 'I Am the Light of the world.  John 8:12,  12:46.

This is the first step to getting free for good.

Incest. Part-Two.

Brother and Sister.

This is more common than many people want to realise in human society, there are many reasons for this wrong love to occur. 

Sometimes it is the lack of love from one parent or it may just be lust.

Here we have Absalom one of the sons of King David falling for his own sister and thus raping her and putting a curse on himself.

2 Samuel 13:1-13, Proverbs 6:25,  Matthew 5:28.

Incest. Part-One.

Lot.

The bible is a great book to read, because it deals with all aspects of the human character and this scares many people off.

Many Christians do not like to mention these subjects that we have been covering, because they have become taboo.

But these things need to be discussed and avoided, because there are always bad out comes for our actions if they are not dealt with and sorted out.

Lot the nephew of Abraham was made drunk and silly by his daughters, who slept with him and produced children. These children later became a problem to the people of Israel in the land.

That could mean in your own life or situation families now hate you and your relatives because of this sin.

Genesis 19:31-38,  Matthew 14:3-4, 1 Corinthians 5:1.

Sexual Exploitation. Part-Two.

Exploitation.

People sell themselves for sex and money, but this game is not always of choice. Some people are used or pimped off. The pimp taking a cut or all the money for their own benifit.

Today we come across professional escourt services, some seem legitimate but all are about paying for sexual services. This form of exploitation also leads to pornography and the sex industry in film and the lives of those people involved are destroyed for ever.

What seemed a joke or a prank by some on You Tube can never be stopped because the video will be copied multiple times.

As believers this is a very subtle and dangerous area to fall into the trap, which can lead to worse things such as paedophilia and worse still of contacts and a great fall.

Proverbs 2:16-19,  Luke 17:2, Jude 1:7.

Sexual Exploitation. Part-One.

Prostitition.

We normally associat this proffession with woman, and men paying for sex. But it is the bible that tells us that men and boys are also exploited into this game of evil.

Sex was created by God for men and woman to enjoy the reproduction process and it was to be within love and marriage, anything outside of this was to be treated as sin.

Genesis 38:15, 21, Deuteronomy 23:18, Joel 3:3, 1 Corinthians 6:16-17, Genesis 2:24, Matthew 19:5.

Charlie Snow drives a Ghia.

'Two Masters.

So who is your Master? 

Drink, Sex, objects, jewels, cars, money, property?

Everyone has a Master to control them! Is your master ganja, snow, ghia or do you just sell it, smoke it now and then or is the truth you can do without none of them.

I must have them?

Its your choice which Master you want?  Job 3:19,  Matthew 6:24.