Do You Love Me?

"Do You Love Me?" 
This is a common question that many this day have to ask over and over and never get anything in return. It is asked for affirmation due to the lack of the cruel responses, due to betrayal,  brokenness, denial, etc. This question is so common that even Jesus asked one of his disciples, after His Resurrection. See God already knew this world was going to need to know His Love. 
"Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me?" Jesus asked Peter three times. Peter, after repeating himself for the third time he said, "YES Lord you know I Love You." Peter really understood then what Jesus was asking of Him. Peter understood what Jesus did at the cross for him and all humankind, he knew there was no greater love than that alone. Peter knew it was done so that all can be glorified with him at the end of it all. So what was Jesus really asking him/us? 
1. Will you Love Me more than anything, more than others, will you sacrifice everything for me?  
2. Will you Love Me enough to preach the Gospel, not be ashamed, no matter what will you share and freely spread My love?  
3. Will you Love Me enough,  be there for those who are in deep need of help, even those against you?  
See the Love Jesus was asking cannot come from us, but only through Him.  To love from our own effort is much difficult, it isn't real, it will fail us and others. BUT to love with the Love of Christ, not only we become complete with fullness as to who we are, we grasp our identity in Christ as sons and daughters, ruler-ships with power and authority. We become captivated in "True Love."  
"Son of Jonah" - The name Jonah means "Dove", in which we find is relating to the Holy Spirit, the one that Jesus promises us to bring comfort, guidance, and authority. Jonah's book was one that gave Gods direction evolving his kingdom, to understand the working of mercy and compassion among humankind.  
God gives us guidance in 1 Corinthians 13 to actually be successful in Loving the way He demands us to.  To Love Jesus it takes the following: 
Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. His Love will never fail.... 
"Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me.?" Jesus is asking us today. Today is when we can make a decision, to leave selfish and self seeking desires behind; and Truly experience phenomenal, never ending over flowing Love. Even in the darkest moments of our lives when we see nothing but hate, that love can be flourished even more in us. When there is nothing but darkness surrounding you, Jesus is asking you "LOVE ME", so I can take you out of this brokenness, and take you into LIFE and abundance. Once we accept His Love with our hearts and not just our words, we then can face a world of brokenness, bring hope and express Love the way it was intended. His Love will give us strength to face everything that comes our way. His Love will NEVER fail you!  

 (Reference: John Chapter 21 and 1 Corinthians Chapter 13.)

Speak Life Into Others

“Speaking life into others - life into the dry bones.”

“Breathe life into the dry spirit, and they shall know the Lord.”

We are in the midst of a generation that knows very little of “Life” and know too much of dead promises. The prophet Ezekiel is a perfect example of what we face in today’s circumstances. Although he seen death around him, he was given instructions to speak life. We see desperation everyday around us; will we remain silent or take the authority freely given to us and SPEAK LIFE – life that truly lives in freedom, joy, Love, in HIS Love -Jesus?
We see how Jesus is the one that brings life and along with that He Brings abundance. Be determined to speak life over others and over every area in your life that seems dead and watch as you birth life!

In the following we see how God uses the prophets “breath” to bring life. What is our Breath; it’s our voice, our words. If we have life in us, it is our duty to bring life into our surroundings; it is selfish if we keep it to ourselves!

2 Kings 4:32-35 - The prophet breaths life into the child. He prayed first then leaned over into the boy let God breath life through him.
When Elisha arrived at the house, there was the child lying dead on his bed. - He went in by himself and closed the door. Then he prayed to the LORD. - He got up on the bed and spread his body out over the boy; he put his mouth on the boy's mouth, his eyes over the boy's eyes, and the palms of his hands against the boy's palms. He bent down over him, and the boy's skin grew warm. - Elisha went back and walked around in the house. Then he got up on the bed again and bent down over him. The child sneezed seven times and opened his eyes.

Ezekiel 37 4:7 - Prophesy life into the dry bones.
4 Again He said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD! 5 Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: “Surely I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live. 6 I will put sinews on you and bring flesh upon you, cover you with skin and put breath in you; and you shall live. Then you shall know that I am the LORD.”’ 7 So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and suddenly a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to bone.
26-28 Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them, and it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; I will establish them and multiply them, and I will set my sanctuary in their midst forevermore. 27 My tabernacle also shall be with them; indeed I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 28 The nations also will know that I, the LORD, sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary is in their midst forevermore.”
Ezekiel 34 - the irresponsible Sheppard’s that do not care for their flock.

Matthew 9 - having the authority of Jesus Christ to heal, and deliver.
When the crowd saw this, they were afraid and honored God who had given such authority to men. - We have the authority!