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Love’s Attributes (16) Love Never Fails
Love’s Attributes (16)
(#170 from Suffer Well Devotional Series©)
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“Love never fails!” (1 Corinthians 13:7)
Love never fails, and therefore, Yahweh never fails!
This final pillar of love is the one upon which all others lean. In Hebrew reckoning, sixteen (one-six) is seven, and seven is “completion.” The true and complete essence of love, the only love, is that it never fails.
And so now, or once again, shall we say, we face the crux of the matter. We could sum it up with a simple question. “Have you told someone that you love them, and yet failed at any one of the sixteen attributes of love?” The sixteenth itself leaves no room for failure, and so the answer to the question for everyone becomes obvious. We teach others that love can fail because we profess to love them, while at the same time we are failing them. It is imperative you grasp the magnitude of this, thus we will repeat it! We teach others that love can fail because we profess to love them, while at the same time we are failing them. The effect of our fatal error is that we all mature with a sinking mindset about what love is, and then we sail that brokenness right into our relation-ship with the only One who ever truly loved.
Does it seem so difficult to understand why all of us have such a hard time trusting Yahweh? We spend our lives (conscious awareness) believing that our broken standard of idolatrous “love” is the real thing, only to have failed at love at every level. And because this love has always been unfulfilling in some way, our preconceived subconscious and conscious thoughts are that Yahweh’s love will also fail us. This leads to the inevitable conclusion that “His love will not be any different than everything else we called love, all of which have failed us in the past.”
We have never been, nor have we known a love that never fails, so the perception of it is far beyond us. To bring it closer, we must come face-to-face with our years of desecration of His love. “Father, forgive me for high-jacking Your created truth of love, and trying to use it to fit my own personal standards of love. I confess that I have never loved, nor have I learned to receive Your perfect love. Will You help me learn to be a true lover, so I can first love You Father, and then love others?” This is the prayer that will transform your own image of love into His image of love. This prayer of repentance, deeply embraced in your renewing conscience, will remove the flaming sword from the Tree of Life, and give you access once again to the abundant life that was always intended for the children of Yahweh! You are His child, His child whom He loves beyond your ability to perceive. And He is coming soon! If you have not experienced love by then, you will. But heed this admonishment; when you reflect on your life, you will consider every single moment that you did not live in true love wasted!
I give you a new commandment: that you should love one another. Just as I have loved you, so you too should love one another. By this shall all [men] know that you are My disciples, if you love one another [if you keep on showing love among yourselves]. (John 13:34-35)
Love’s Attributes (15) Love endures all things
Love’s Attributes (15)
(#169 from Suffer Well Devotional Series©)
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“Love endures all things!” (1 Corinthians 13:7)
Love endures all things, and therefore, Yahweh endures all things!
To dwell or to remain, that is the picture endurance paints in word art. This is the embodiment of, “I shall never leave you, nor forsake you.” (Deuteronomy 4:31) Because Yahweh’s decision to love the unlovable is a unilateral Covenant (Yahweh alone vows to it), then the decision to remain with you during your shedding of the self is meant to be a comfort of Heavenly proportions. For those who make the conscious decision to come under the 1 Corinthians 6:19 command that “your life is not your own,” the work of sanctification then roots out the deepest layers of the ego. Deep calls unto deep at the noise of Your waterfalls; all Your rolling waves and breakers have gone over me. (Psalm 42:7) Within this deep washing, resentment towards Yahweh comes first, and then as the cleansing continues, a deep abhorrence for all that you once stood for. You begin to despise your own carnality and are amazed at just how much depravity really exists within you.
From, “Why are You not helping me,” to “I cannot believe You even loved me and chose to save me.” This is proof of the handing over of the carnal intellect, and submitting to the transference of His perfected mind implanted in you.
His Love endures all your resistance to love, until you receive His love, and then become love. This is what your salvation is, a perfect mind of love.
I give you a new commandment: that you should love one another. Just as I have loved you, so you too should love one another. By this shall all [men] know that you are My disciples, if you love one another [if you keep on showing love among yourselves]. (John 13:34-35)
Love’s Attributes (13) Love Believes all things
Love’s Attributes (13)
(#167 from Suffer Well Devotional Series©)
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“Love believes all things!” (1 Corinthians 13:7)
Love believes all things, and therefore, Yahweh believes all things!
It’s elementary really. Love believes all things that Yahweh says! This is never a license to conjure up personal hopes and desires as, “your life is not your own!” (1 Corinthians 6:19) It is the mature believer who comes to the conscious revelation that it is easy for man to receive the hope of the blessings; but the wise follower also receives the path to the blessings. The path of obedience (complete mind discipline) and removal of the ego (opposition to the mind of Messiah).
Do you believe that suffering furthers perfection? (James 1:4) Do you believe Yahweh’s rod is a tool of righteousness? Do you believe that life on earth, as it is today, will never be the Kingdom that Yahweh demands allegiance towards? Do you believe Yahshua’s death actually guarantees yours?
If so, we step further into love’s realm. Once we believe “all” things Yahweh says, then we believe we will be transformed into His likeness. Is this not the end goal of His love, to be One with Yahweh?
Son’s and daughter’s believe that what Yahweh claims to be truth, is truth, and what Yahweh says is a lie, is just that. They entertain no carnal fantasies about earth life, and particularly, earth love, just simple truths leading to One love. This is the way, walk in it!
I give you a new commandment: that you should love one another. Just as I have loved you, so you too should love one another. By this shall all [men] know that you are My disciples, if you love one another [if you keep on showing love among yourselves]. (John 13:34-35)
Love’s Attributes (12) Love does not betray
Love’s Attributes (12)
(#166 from Suffer Well Devotional Series©)
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“Love does not betray!” (1 Corinthians 3:7)
Love does not betray, and therefore, Yahweh does not betray!
Betrayal, the twelfth pillar of love’s opposite, embodies the very deception that is at the root of “false” beliefs about love. How is that? Because to betray is to forsake love itself. You have learned to justify such behavior by erroneously categorizing love into individual types such as, friendly love, intimate love, and brotherly love. This is a delusion as there is only one love, and it is defined solely by its Creator, Yahweh! If you are willing to accept it, redefining love is really an attempt to justify watering down Yahweh’s love into some imposter like “human love” or “natural love”. Any diluted and cheapened version of love will always lead to failure.
How so?
Anything that claims to be love, yet fails at any of the sixteen pillars (attributes) of love is a sham. Your willingness to dilute love because of your unwillingness to accept Yahweh’s standard of love will only keep you from experiencing the purity of His love. This compromise is a delusion; and this delusion is the ultimate betrayal and is why betrayal itself embodies the great deception.
“What can you do to remedy this delusion?” You confess your rebellion to Yahweh, of course. “I am an imposter Yahweh. I’ve attempted to redefine love so it fits my standards and makes me ‘feel’ like I am doing what You desire.” Repentance will then release His love over you, so you can then give it away to others. Repentance is the path back to knowing His true love.
I give you a new commandment: that you should love one another. Just as I have loved you, so you too should love one another. By this shall all [men] know that you are My disciples, if you love one another [if you keep on showing love among yourselves]. (John 13:34-35)
Love’s Attributes (11) Love rejoices in the truth
Love’s Attributes (11)
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“Love rejoices in the truth!” (1 Corinthians 13:6)
Love rejoices in the truth, and therefore, Yahweh rejoices in the truth!
And Pilate, representing personal will, said to Yahshua, who represents mind salvation offered to men, “What is truth?” (John 18:38) Is this not the foremost question? For if it is knowing the truth that sets you free (John 8:32), then it is imperative you know it!
The Hebraic origin of truth describes this: stability, trustworthiness, certainty, to build, support, and foster. Truth takes us from the foundation (beginning phase of spiritual perception) to the mountaintop (exalted consciousness). This truth of Yahweh is a journey.
Yahshua is the example of a life lived in and by the truth. We also know that He was set free and set the standard for those who would also be given the chance to find this perfect freedom within. “Whomever the Son sets free is free indeed.” (John 8:36)
“And whoever does not carry his yoke [mind stake], and walk [in truth] after Me [the mind saver], cannot be My disciple.” (Luke 14:27) The “self” cannot comprehend Holy truth, and it is this personal will that must be nailed to the stake daily. The torture stake is the meeting place of the Spiritual and the carnal. We have been given the pattern; do not attempt to perceive truth with your own understanding (Proverbs 3:5). You must daily, hourly, and even moment by moment, eradicate any desire of the “self” that attempts to hinder the Truth.
“Not my will, but Your will” (Luke 22:42) is the pinnacle of truth, and therefore a Holy pillar of love.
I give you a new commandment: that you should love one another. Just as I have loved you, so you too should love one another. By this shall all [men] know that you are My disciples, if you love one another [if you keep on showing love among yourselves]. (John 13:34-35)
Love’s Attributes (10) Love does not rejoice in iniquity
Love’s Attributes (10)
(#164 from Suffer Well Devotional Series©)
“Love does not rejoice in iniquity!” (1 Corinthians 13:6)
Love does not rejoice in iniquity, and therefore, Yahweh does not rejoice in iniquity!
A perverted mind: this is iniquity’s seed. These are the thoughts that some might label the “closet sins.” These iniquities leave us naked and afraid, and yet, we reject the Messiah’s wholeness in these most depraved areas of our subconscious, which then insidiously forms our conscious thought patterns.
And what about the rejoicing? Certainly, blatant debauchery and personal pride are often among those things in which we exalt in error, but the closet sins? Rejoice in the closet sins? Is it not the epitome of self-righteous pride to pretend Yahweh not only ignores the deep perversions, but that He actually forgets them? And is not self-righteous pride the ultimate in vainglory; rejoicing in carnality?
Come clean loved one! All sixty-six books and letters (mind documents) written by Yahweh tell you who you really are. Once you simply acknowledge the truth as He has revealed it, the healing begins. You are sick! Cry out for the Master Healer and learn of another chief pattern; be renewed! Be transformed by the renewing of your mind. (Romans 12:2) Simply acknowledge that all Yahweh says about the “natural you” is true. And with this acknowledgement we cry out, “Change me Father!” This is how we remove the closet sins!
I give you a new commandment: that you should love one another. Just as I have loved you, so you too should love one another. By this shall all [men] know that you are My disciples, if you love one another [if you keep on showing love among yourselves]. (John 13:34-35)
Love’s Attributes (7) Love Does Not Seek Its Own
Love’s Attributes (7)
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“Love does not seek its own!” (1 Corinthians 13:5)
Love does not seek its own, and therefore, Yahweh does not seek His own!
And how is it that this seventh attribute of love can be true? How is it even possible that love never seeks its own? It is simple; and at the same time it is very profound loved one. Pay attention now; listen with your mind. Love comes fully equipped! I’ll say it again; love comes fully equipped! It is complete in its design, and its design is intended to fill your soul. It will fill your soul with many things, the chief being the realization of oneness with Yahweh. And with that oneness comes the fulfillment of “Thou shall not want!” (Psalm 23:1)
Love needs nothing else for its completion; it is complete. Maybe it sounds simpler to say, “Yahweh is love” and in this we find that love is everything Yahweh is, and therefore it lacks nothing! Do not be confused at the idea that Yahweh’s demand to be exalted above all else is Yahweh needing this glorification in order to somehow be more complete. His majesty is complete and it is the realization of this majesty alone that brings the idea of reverent worship towards Him. This is a natural byproduct of the saved mind.
With our defining of love, we are left with a stake we must bear. This stake is our denial of “self” will. “If I tell someone I love them, but get offended when they do not love me the way I want, then I could not possibly be complete in love (complete in Yahweh). Love never seeks anything for itself!” Love never needs more than what it already is! Love is always a giver and never a spoiled taker. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves. (Philippians 2:3) Sear it into your conscience loved one. Walk it out, repent and be cleansed!
I give you a new commandment: that you should love one another. Just as I have loved you, so you too should love one another. By this shall all [men] know that you are My disciples, if you love one another [if you keep on showing love among yourselves]. (John 13:34-35)
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Love’s Attributes (6) Love does not behave rudely
Love’s Attributes (6)
(#160 from Suffer Well Devotional Series©)
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“Love does not behave rudely!” (1 Corinthians 13:5)
Love does not behave rudely, and therefore, Yahweh is not rude!
Everything in Yahweh’s Kingdom repeats in patterns loved one, and therefore, in your life as well. Through these patterns we can deduce many things about what our minds are saying and what our thoughts really mean. If you tend to be thinking rude thoughts towards someone, you do not “love” them! If you claim otherwise, either you or Yahweh is a liar. And last we checked, “Yahweh is not a man, that He should lie.” (Numbers 23:19) If you are indeed having rude thoughts, what are they really saying?
Is this not the whole crux of the matter? What does your rudeness say to Yahweh? You would do well to decipher this and walk it out to its end. “If you think rude thoughts, who are you truly bothered with?” If you let the Spirit prevail in the declaration that “He must increase, but you must decrease” (John 3:30), you will always discover that all of your rude thoughts and “mind issues” are with Yahweh Himself. The carnal mind is always at enmity against Yahweh! (Romans 8:7) And do not be deceived loved one; rudeness is carnal! Yahweh is the Creator of every aspect of your conscious and subconscious mind. Please understand that acknowledging the truth of what He has told you about yourself is essential on your path to whole-mindedness! And whole-mindedness is your path to perfect love.
This sixth pillar of love needs much work; for as you claim to love, and yet have rude thoughts, you remain steeped in your carnal lies. And these lies are the worst kind because you are lying to yourself!
I give you a new commandment: that you should love one another. Just as I have loved you, so you too should love one another. By this shall all [men] know that you are My disciples, if you love one another [if you keep on showing love among yourselves]. (John 13:34-35)
Love’s Attributes (5) Love is not puffed up!
Love’s Attributes (5)
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“Love is not puffed up!” (1 Corinthians 13:4)
Love is not puffed up, and therefore, Yahweh is not puffed upped!
Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles! (Proverbs 24:17) This holy instruction summarizes well this fifth attribute of love. As the redeemed of Yahweh, we must always remember from where we came. “Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall. (Proverbs 16:18) It is only due to His love being shed abroad into our hearts (minds) and souls, as a gift from the Spirit (Romans 5:5), that we ourselves can stumble and NOT fall (Romans 11:11).
At love’s final attribute, all of the previous attributes are summed up as a whole. The continuing pattern that must be practiced with every thought is that one cannot fail at any of the sixteen attributes of love, and yet claim to love. You have been told to “Take every thought into captivity to the obedience of the Messiah” (2 Corinthians 10:5). And in this, every thought is accountable to love’s true standards. “Self” reliance, self-satisfaction, and self-aggrandizement all scream out, “Look what I did!” and all of these are puffed up failures.
Would it be too profound for you to acknowledge what He has told you throughout His written word; you are your own greatest idol and that the very thing you are being “saved” from is yourself, your pride?
Open your spiritual eyes loved one. See what is really going on.
I give you a new commandment: that you should love one another. Just as I have loved you, so you too should love one another. By this shall all [men] know that you are My disciples, if you love one another [if you keep on showing love among yourselves]. (John 13:34-35)