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Victoria Boyson: "RELEASE GOD'S PRESENCE IN YOUR LIFE--BY LOVING OTHERS "
By Victoria Boyson
Sep 24, 2006
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September 24, 2006
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Victoria
Boyson: "RELEASE GOD'S PRESENCE IN YOUR LIFE--BY LOVING OTHERS "
Love One Another
Our love for each other are the eye glasses we use to
help us see God better. Loving His creation enables us to feel His presence to a
greater extent.
"No one has seen God at any time; if we love one
another, God abides in us, and His love is perfected in us" (1 John 4:12).
Love is the flashlight by which we see and feel God.
"The one who loves his brother abides in the Light..." (1 John 2:10).
We can see or feel God even in the simplest things on this earth, if we have His
love in our hearts. If we love one another, we can see God.
If we want to experience more of God's presence in our lives, then we need only
to love one another. This is very simple, for as we do unto the least of these,
we see God. Enjoying each other will lead us to enjoying more of God. One act of
kindness can produce more of God's presence in our lives than a whole year of
Bible studies. One smile to a child can mean more to God than a week's worth of
fasting.
"Is this not the fast which I chose, to loosen the
bonds of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go
free and break every yoke? Is it not to divide your bread with the hungry and
bring the homeless poor into the house; when you see the naked, to cover him;
and not to hide yourself from your own flesh (and blood)?" (Isaiah 58: 6-7).
Ministry Starts at Home
Many years ago, I read the book In His Steps by Charles M. Sheldon. In
this book, many people turned away from their own ideas and plans for their
lives, and began doing great things for God. They turned their attentions away
from themselves and turned to the needs of others. It gave me a desire to seek
the Lord, and ask Him what great and wonderful work I could do for Him. I
thought to myself, "Does God want me to sell all that I own and go to Africa to
suffer for the sake of the Gospel? Did He wish me to start an orphanage in the
heart of New York City?" What could it be?
What He told me shocked me more than anything He could have said. He said,
"Minister to your family." What a shock to me. The
greatest thing I could or ever would do for God was to love my own children.
What He was saying was that, my love for my own family was foundational. How I
served them each day without notice or praise was preparation for a
farther-reaching ministry. It was what God used to draw me close to Him, much
like David who "ministered" to the sheep in the field, all the while becoming a
king.
I could start the greatest revival the world has ever known, lead millions of
people to Christ, and set people free through anointed preaching, yet all would be
a loss if I could not first minister to those blessed five who live under my
roof.
Sometimes we get so "spiritual" that we forget to enjoy life and the people in
our lives. My mission field wasn't in Africa or New York City. But first and
foremost, my mission was right in my own living room watching Sesame Street. If
I fail in loving them, how could God trust me to love anyone else?
Looking for Love
"Then your light will break out like the dawn, and your recovery will speedily
spring forth; and your righteousness will go before you, the glory of the Lord
will be your rear guard" (Isaiah 58:8).
When we graduate from the school of loving our own, God will trust us with more.
In any ministry, love must be our motivation. Without love we cannot see, for we
are in darkness (1 John 2:9). With the light of love in our hearts, we can see,
for we are walking in His light, and our hearts are open to see the destiny of
God in others. As we begin to raise up one another and care for the needs of
others, we will see the righteousness of God shine forth in our own lives.
Because of love, the very presence of Almighty God will be our rear guard. Where
we go, He will go; the Glory of God will follow us around. When we set others
free, we will be set free from the yoke of our own oppression. The Lord has
linked us together in a chain of love. He reacts to our needs when we act in
love towards one another. He answers us when we answer the cries of others. What
a wonderful God we serve.
"Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry, and He will say,
'Here am I'" (Isaiah 58:9).
God has bound Himself to love. This is His way of playing hide and seek with us.
We can search and search for Him and then, in a moment, when we submit ourselves
to loving His people, He says, "Here I am." If you want to find God, then LOVE!
God will be found by those who walk in love. He reveals Himself to those who
love, appreciate, and enjoy each other. If you want to find God, hug a child or
love your neighbor. If you want the power of God to follow you around, take
cookies to a friend. If you have a need, give away something you have.
Ambassadors of Love
"By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only
begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him" (1 John 4:9).
God sent Jesus to us to show us what true love looks like. His idea was that He
would send His Son to show us how to love, and then, we would all model after Him.
The Father then intends that (just as Christ was God's ambassador of His love),
we would be Christ's ambassadors of that same awesome love to those around us.
"Love that is patient, love that is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag
and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not
provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered..." (1 Corinthians
13:4-5).
This might sound like a lot to consume, but God does not expect us to eat a
sandwich without first taking a bite, meaning we simply do what we can,
performing the simple acts of kindness even when we don't feel like it. Before
we know it, our love has grown and we are fulfilling our call--we are walking in
love! When we are His ambassadors of love, we feel His Presence stronger in our
lives.
Maturing Love
Offense comes to try to tear up the groundwork love has laid in our lives, but
this is only an opportunity to have more of His Presence in our lives. When we
love, even when we have been wronged, God releases a stronger dose of His
Presence. He honors us and frees us. Offense seeks to bind us up and keep our
love from flowing. But when we free ourselves from the chains of offense and
love in spite of wrongs done, God's love flows freely through us.
It is at these times when our love grows by leaps and bounds--our love is
maturing. It is inevitable that we go through the valley of offense from time to
time, but every time we do, our love grows deeper and we walk closer to our
Father. He is, after all, love (1 John 4:16).
The Lord promises us that He will hear us and hear our cry if we will simply act
out of love for one another. We are bound to each other by love, and He is bound
to us by our love for each other.
Allow the Lord to change your mind about those in your life whom you have
judged. We may not agree with everything they do, but we still are to love them
and treat them with respect. The very people we judge with harshness or
disregard, could be the ones we are assigned to raise up and show the awesome
love of Jesus Christ.
Pray this with me:
Father, help me to be Your ambassador of love. Show me how to express love to
others. Help me to forgive offenses done to me. Use my love to open the door for
others to know You more.
Victoria Boyson
Speaking Life Ministries
www.boyson.org
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Victoria Boyson's Upcoming Itinerary:
October 13-14, 2006
Women's Conference
River of Life
3801 Blairs Ferry Rd.; Cedar Rapids, IA
Contact: 319-393-3709
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