Keeping His Commandments

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John14:21 He that hath my commandments, and keeps them, he it is that loves me: and he that loves me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

The commandments of Jesus is to do the will of the Father. The will of the Father is to live in truth, and truth is to have the Spirit of Truth living within us. Keeping the commandments of Jesus is not a list of things we do or not do, yes God does spell out things that we should not be doing, but loving Jesus goes beyond following rules, to keep His commandments is to love Him with all our hearts, mind, body and soul. To love like He would love, to live in harmony with truth and yes, to abstain from anything that is evil, wicked, or sinful. We are no longer in bondage to sin, but love has cast away fear of sin and doubt. Keeping His commandments because we love Him sets us free to live a life holy and acceptable to Him. Sin is still a temptation, and it will entice, Satan is out to destroy the apple of God’s eye. But we have this assurance that Jesus will not leave us alone, He has given us the Comforter, the Spirit of truth to resist the enemy of our soul. Stay in His love, keep His commandments. 

Spirit of Fear

2 Tim 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

“Fear not, I am with thee” It is the tendency of human nature to fear the unknown. The “what if’s?” of life bring anxiety and unwanted stress. Something brought fear to Timothy’s life to point of bringing him to tears. He had a strong grandmother and mom who put their faith and trust in Christ. Timothy had this same quality in his life. He loved God and wanted to be a man of faith. We need to be reminded that God does not want us to fear life and its problems. He desires to give us power over circumstance, relieve us of unneeded stress. And a spirit of love that keeps us kind and forgiving.