WELCOME TO THE LAND OF MORE AND MORE, Part 3

As touching brotherly love . . .
ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren . . .
but we beseech you, brethren,
that ye ”
(1 Thessalonians 4:9, 10)

MORE ACCEPTABLE

Proverbs 21:3: “To do justice and judgment is MORE ACCEPTABLE to the LORD than sacrifice.”

God tells us in Psalm 89:14 that “Justice and judgment are the habitation of his throne.” Therefore, He wants them to be part of our lives and our homes. If your children nd your home life are out of order, you may need to execute more justice and judgment.

MORE ASEMBLING TOETHER

Hebrews 10:25: “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and SO MUCH THE MORE, as ye see the day approaching.”

God loves the assembling of His people together. We know the church is not just a building. It is His people. The word is ekklesia meaning “a congregation, a Christian community of members on earth, an assembly.” It is used 117 times in the New Testament. God knows that we need one another. We were not created for isolation but for togetherness. When Paul was writing to the believers in Rome he said to them: “I long to see you . . . that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me” (Romans 1:11, 12).

Our faith is a “you and me” faith. When you take a coal from a glowing fire and put it alone on the hearth, the fire soon goes out and it becomes cold and black. Put it back on the fire with the other coals and it soon burns brightly again. It is the same with us. We need one another, and SO MUCH THE MORE, as we see the day of His return drawing nearer.

So let’s get it straight. It’s not enough to make sure we get to fellowship with the believers each week, but to do it even MORE! No excuses for missing church. Only a desire to meet more than once a week. How often did the early church meet together? Check it out in Acts 2:46, 47. That’s right. They met daily!

MORE ABUNDANT LOVE

Paul wrote to the new Corinthian believers saying “that ye might know the love which I have MORE ABUNDANTLY unto you” (2 Corinthians 2:4). Is this the kind of love we have for our fellow believers? Is this the kind of love we have for our husband and children? The word is perissoteros meaning “superabundantly, exceedingly.” Paul talks about this love again in 2 Corinthians 7:15 and 12:15.

The Bible also talks about:

ABOUNDING MORE AND MORE LOVE (Philippians 1:9; 2 Corinthians 8:7; and 2 Thessalonians 1:3).

EXCELLENT LOVE (1 Corinthians 12:31).

FERVENT LOVE (1 Peter 1:22 and 4:8).

FORBEARING LOVE (Ephesians 4:2).

INCREASING MORE AND MORE LOVE (1 Thessalonians 3:12 and 4:9, 10).

KNITTING TOGETHER LOVE (Colossians 2:2).

LABORING LOVE (1 Thessalonians 1:3).

LAYING DOWN YOUR LIFE LOVE (John 15:13).

SERVING LOVE (Galatians 5:17).

Nothing in the Scriptures is ordinary. It is always MORE THAN! Are we into this MORE AND MORE life? It’s okay when people love us but what about when they don't? What if we are abused and spoken against falsely? This is when our limited love runs out but God's limitless love pours in from His inexhaustible MORE AND MORE well. When your love runs out, draw from His well.

PRAYER:

“Dear Father, please save me from being lukewarm in my walk with You. Help me to love You and Your people with a MORE AND MORE abounding love. Save me from only being a weekly church goer but one who longs to assemble and fellowship with the saints MORE AND MORE. Amen.”

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