Thursday, August 13, 2020

       "Go after a life of love as if your life depended on it - because it does!" 
                                1Corinthians 14:1

+Beloved, your heart's desire to love is truly the high calling on your life. Nothing else matters more to the Father. It's Who He is and Who He constantly calls you to be. It's a wonderful thing that you are open to having your heart and mind transformed so that you can live in the fullness of the covenant. The way you do this is to believe that God - your adoring Abba - is stronger than the petty criticisms and judgments that flow into your mind unbidden. Think for a moment where these thoughts originate? The accuser loves to accuse! I came to reconcile... to alter people's preconceived notions. Think of how many times I chose the ones who were on the outside... the unaccepted, the unacceptable, and washed them clean with My words of acceptance and love. I did this with the clear intention of addressing the judgment that lived unchecked in people's hearts. So, I chose the woman at the well, the lepers, the Samaritans, the prostitutes, the tax collector. They were given my love and attention. This took all the righteous people by surprise... actually offended many who considered themselves higher than/better than these to whom I showed favor.
I modeled the servant heart that the Father adores. I absorbed all judgment into Myself... took the hits, the slights, the condemnation. I saw those who were isolated and rejected and pulled them unto Myself. I often tried to jar the priests and self-righteous by declaring them blind. (Oh how that offended them!) I wanted them to see the higher law; how the Sabbath belonged to the Father and not to them. How strange that they refused to see the Father's law of love overriding the legalism that blinded them to Who the Father was! A cripple made whole was not as important as a law that would keep him bound. So many of the captives I came to free were those who knew Isaiah's words by heart. However, they wrapped the word around them as a barrier, to separate them from the unclean and the heathen. They were captives of their religious mindsets... blind to the freedom and exquisite love that is higher than tradition or the law. So, my seeker of truth, let Me show you the ways you are blind. Open your heart to the offensive acceptance I offer. The very ones the enemy tries to make you feel superior to...humble yourself before the Lord and ask that your blind eyes be opened to see as beloved children of the Father. At first, this new alertness requires diligence. So often the enemy makes these negative thoughts seem so right... so well-deserved. It's so easy to judge when you choose to listen to his voice. My voice is softer. You have to be deliberate... choose to lean in, so that you can hear and be open to the truth about all people. There's not ONE person on the face of the earth that I didn't die for... not one! And so - when you allow any critical or judgmental thoughts about anyone free rein, you join the ranks of the accuser. I know you don't want to do that! So, every and any time you sense a negative, critical thought in your mind, choose to cut it off at the pass with BLESSING! This is the way that will set you up for a life of freedom and joy. You will be so aware of the Father's enormous ability to love All, you will be unable to hear the enemy's attempts to make you judge. This is part of the "truly free" that is included in your rebirth. Your blind eyes are being opened. You are living more fully each day as a daughter... a love slave of the king. The wonder is that He removes the chains that have bound you and declares you His beloved bride. The mysteries of the kingdom cannot be comprehended except by the Spirit Who lives in you! This is the plan...the joy set before you. Start blessing and blessing and blessing. It is the way of life and complete liberty.    

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