Brother D, what is all this stuff about "love" now. The nobody who writes to you doesn't know why now but the Spirit of the Lord is all over this. This nobody assumes its because time is short and He is preparing us for what is coming (whatever, whenever that is). Time is short? Well we have elected members of Congress telling us they have seen absolute proof of "interdimensional beings" that they would not necessarily call "aliens" which is a dead to rights, bullseye hit for demons or spiritual beings. The "alien" or UFO or extraterrestrial story is the main suspect for the great deception that is coming for the whole world. They are telling us the stuff they saw in classified briefings will be declassified so we all can see it and its happening soon. Thats what they said. So, we are not predicting but we are preparing. How long after the absolute proof drops, before the Restrainer (Spirit filled Church) is removed? We don't know but reasonable minds would say probably not long after.
Which leads us back to the Lord preparing His people which brings us back to love. Nobody gets into Heaven without love. Full stop right there. Read 1 Cor 13, and 1 John 4 until it sinks in deep. How important is love? Again here:
Matt 22:38
37Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ c 38This is the first and greatest commandment. 39And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ d 40All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
This ^^^ is the whole enchilada on one plate. 1 Cor 13 tells us faith does not matter, works do not matter, speaking in tongues and prophesying, understanding all great mysteries, giving to the poor, and every other "good work" means ZERO without love. This is how we come to a full undestanding of:
Matt 7
21“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ 23Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’
Atheists and satanists dont call Jesus "Lord," Christians do. So how is it all these people will be lined up telling Jesus all the "good things" they did and they still don't make it in?
Matt 7
13“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
The answer is love. They have not love. Love is the torpedo that sinks all the enemy ships, and all those who dont make it into the Kingdom.
So, if love is the most important thing and nobody gets into heaven without it, maybe its more important than most of us have been told and its not some optional "nice to have" Christian buffet table item but rather a mandatory, do not pass go, do not do anything else until you get this right item.
So now, back to we cant do our job without love. Jesus died for us in love. We are to serve each other and all mankind in love. Everything we do is to be through the lens of faith, hope and love but the greatest of these is love. Ok, how do we do this? We make a decision to do it. Love isnt a "feeling" its a decision.
Ps 9
1I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart;
I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.
2I will be glad and rejoice in you;
I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High.
Ps 34
1I will extol the Lord at all times;
his praise will always be on my lips.
2I will glory in the Lord;
let the afflicted hear and rejoice.
"I will" is an expression of willpower which is an extension of a decision you make.
Decision breaks down etymologically as follows:
Root Components:
- de- (prefix)
- -cis- (root, from Latin caedere)
- -ion (suffix)
Breakdown and Meanings:
- de- (Latin prefix)
- Means "off," "away," "down," or "completely."
- It often intensifies the action or indicates removal/separation.
- Examples: destruct (break down), depart (go away), delete (remove completely).
- -cis- (from Latin caedere = "to cut, to strike, to kill")
- This is the core root, meaning "to cut."
- The same root appears in many English words:
- decide → literally "cut off"
- incision (a cut into something)
- precise (cut short / clearly cut)
- concise (cut together → brief)
- suicide ("self-cutting/killing")
- -ion (Latin suffix)
- Turns the verb into a noun, meaning "the act of," "the result of," or "the process of."
- Common in words like action, creation, division, etc.
Literal Meaning:
Decision = de- + caedere + -ion → "The act of cutting off" or "a cutting away."
Why this makes perfect sense:
When you make a decision, you literally cut off the other possibilities. You separate one choice from all the alternatives by "cutting" them away. This is why "decisive" people are sharp and clear—they make clean cuts rather than leaving everything open.
This Latin root (decidere → "to cut off") entered English through Old French decision in the 15th century, preserving the vivid imagery of cutting.
You are as an act of your willpower cutting off other possibilities by choosing to do whatever you choose to do. In this case we are engaging our willpower through a dec-ision we make to love. But thats just 1% toward the goal. Next, its not optional we must do this deicision making and willpower engaging, in Christ, with Christ, and through Christ. The flesh is powerless, self is powerless to do the kind of loving, God's love the way we are supposed to do it. So we must partner with, and in the Spirit to get this work done.
The word "is" suggests equivalency. So when our Lord tells us He is love, that means He = love. When we extend this thinking to what is written above, "in Christ, with Christ, through Christ" is an equivalent statement to "in Love, with Love, through Love" because He is Love. This thread goes deep and its woven throughout Scripture in all kinds of different ways.
Why is the Lord hammering on this point over and over? Because He loves us, He knows the future, and He is preparing us. For what? Well, we know how the Bible reads. We know whats coming, we just dont know when. Our Lord did not tell us to become experts at predicting or guessing what day He will arrive unexpectedly for us. He did tell us emphatically, over and over again to be prepared for it, be ready.
So, lets be prepared. We are in "Feast Season" which lasts about 7 months from April to October. This is a good time to up our preps without getting out over our skiis with predictions. The Lord will come back for us when He is ready. That is going to have to be good enough for us. For know we can see His preparation work and we can see what is taking place in the world and we do not need to be a rocket scientist to figure out we should be ready.
Soldiers live a life of preparation and readiness. Thats their job and that is our job...
2 Tim 2:3
Join with me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
Please join with your brother in praying over the prayer targets today.
Glory to God
grace and peace
