In these last days, as the glorious church, we will walk in the Fear of THE LORD!
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 5:
25 Husbands, Love your wives, just as Christ also Loved the church and gave Himself for her,
26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the Word, 27 that He might present her to Himself a Glorious Church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be Holy and without blemish.
The Word is based on FATHER’S Unconditional Love for us and Its Divine Intent is to fully sanctify us and make us Holy in HIS Sight. If you Love someone, you will be passionate and seek out full and complete fellowship on a continuous basis. You will long for a fulfilled relationship and will sacrifice whatever is necessary for that Presence to occur. Everything else is secondary to that expression of Love.
Jesus intends to present us as His to His FATHER. Am I reluctant to give up my identity and take on His as a member of His Glorious Church? As a member, I am to promote unity, unlike the 10,000+ denominations that are constantly splitting. The early church was seen as one until about 1054 AD. Love does not demand its own but unifies if possible.
When you receive salvation, your position is established. When you mature, your relationship is established. When you mature, you can and will be sent by The Holy Spirit to fulfill FATHER’S mandate.
FATHER is waiting on us, we are not waiting on HIM!
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1st Corinthians chapter 10:
31 Whether you eat or drink, live your life in a way that glorifies and honors God.
32 And make sure you’re not offending Jews or Greeks or any part of God’s assembly over your personal preferences.
33 Follow my example, for I try to please everyone in all things, rather than putting my liberty first. I sincerely attempt to do anything I can so that others may be saved.
When we die to the flesh, we have no issue putting others first for the mature will serve the immature out of unconditional Love.
The Beloved Disciple recorded by The Holy Spirit in Revelation chapter 21:
9 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the last seven plagues came to me and said, “Come. I will show you the beautiful bride, the wife of the Lamb.”
10 He carried me away in the realm of the Spirit to the top of a great, high mountain. There he showed me the Holy city, Jerusalem, descending out of Heaven from God.
11 It was infused with the glory of God, and its radiance was like that of a very rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.
As prophesied, we will be One with GOD and HIS Glory will infuse us to draw all men unto us.
Jesus’ Love language is obedience. Obedience comes by relationship, not just position. The more mature in the Word and Spirit we become, the more our relationship will result in full obedience to Him. Nothing else will matter. Our interest level in the worldly things will move to zero. Our relationship with FATHER will be of the utmost importance.
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 8:
14 The mature children of God are those who are moved by the impulses of the Holy Spirit.
15 And you did not receive the “spirit of religious duty,” leading you back into the fear of never being good enough. But you have received the “Spirit of full acceptance,” enfolding you into the family of God. And you will never feel orphaned, for as He rises up within us, our spirits join him in saying the words of tender affection, “Beloved Father!”
16 For the Holy Spirit makes God’s Fatherhood real to us as He whispers into our innermost being, “You are God’s beloved child!”
17 And since we are his true children, we qualify to share all his treasures, for indeed, we are heirs of God himself. And since we are joined to Christ, we also inherit all that He is and all that He has. We will experience being co-glorified with Him provided that we accept His sufferings as our own.
Jesus is more concerned about my character than my comfort! The end result is worth that straight and narrow path we must take. Walking in The Fear of THE LORD is vital to us staying on this path.