LIFE JUICE
John
3:16(KJV)
"The thief cometh not, but
for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I
am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more
abundantly."
1 John 5:11-12(KJV)
"And this is the record,
that God hath given to us eternal life, and
this life is in his Son."
"He that hath the Son hath
life; and he that hath not the Son of God
hath not life."
A juiceless orange is worthless however beautiful it may be on the
living orange tree! Therefore orange juice is the essential part of an
orange that benefits the eater thereof. Once the orange gets rotten,the
juice tastes rancid and the fruit is only suitable for making manure.
Without Jesus Christ having come into one's heart as one's personal
Lord and Saviour,one cannot have life that is eternal and abundant.
This life is essential for anyone to fulfill divine destiny. The fruit
of this life needs to be matured so that the juice thereof can be a
blessing to others according to divine destiny whether individual or
corporate.
The life juice is channelled to others only when the following three
requirements are in place:-
(1) RELATIONSHIP:-
One needs to become a member of God's family by being born of His
Spirit into the body of Christ based on the Father's unconditional love
to all mankind.
John 1:12-13(KJV)
"But as many as received
him, to them gave he power to become the sons
of God, even to them that believe on his name:"
"Which were born, not of
blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of
the will of man, but of God."
Rom.8:15(The Message)
"This resurrection life
you received from God is not a timid,
grave-tending life. It's adventurously expectant, greeting God with a
childlike "What's next, Papa?" God's Spirit touches our spirits and
confirms who we really are.We know who he is, and we know who we are:
Father and children."
(2) FELLOWSHIP:-
Based on this divine relationship,one needs to cultivate fellowship by
loving God and other members of His family that one is now related to
in Christ.
2 Cor.13:14(The Amplified
Bible)
"The grace (favor and
spiritual blessing) of the Lord Jesus Christ and
the love of God and the presence and fellowship (the communion and
sharing together, and participation) in the Holy Spirit be with you
all. Amen (so be it). "
1 John 1:3,7(KJV)
"That which we have seen
and heard declare we unto you, that ye also
may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the
Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ."
"But if we walk in the
light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship
one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us
from all sin."
One is enabled to cultivate fellowship with the help of the indwelling
Spirit of God because of God's love for us and in us:
1 John 4:19(KJV)
"We love him, because he first loved us."
Rom.5:5(KJV)
"And hope maketh not
ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in
our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us."
(3) STEWARDSHIP:-
Fellowship involves stewardship which is the giving of all that one is
or has to minister the love juice to God and others within His family
and without.
Mark
10:42-45(KJV)
"But Jesus called them to
him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they
which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over
them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them."
"But so shall it not be
among you: but whosoever will be great among
you, shall be your minister:"
"And whosoever of you will
be the chiefest, shall be servant of all."
"For even the Son of man
came not to be ministered unto, but to
minister, and to give his life a ransom for many."
John 3:16(KJV)
"For God so loved the
world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life."
Following the divine principle of the above scripture,'loving is
giving' anyone(being) in Christ can demonstrate the benefits of the
only life juice available to mankind for fulfillment of destiny!!!
The same principle was demonstrated in Christ Jesus as stated in the
following scriptures:-
Eph.5:1-2,25(KJV)
"Be ye therefore followers
of God,as dear children;"
"And walk in love,as
Christ also hath loved us,and hath given himself
for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour."
"Husbands,love your
wives,even as Christ also loved the church,and gave
himself for it;"
God through Christ Jesus is so unconditionally committed to His love
that He gives us(His children) the bright example of integrity and
excellence to follow in the Spirit.
One cannot love without giving even though one could give without
loving:
1 Cor.13:3(KJV)
"And though I bestow all
my goods to feed the poor,and though I give my
body to be burned,and have not charity,it profiteth me nothing."
1 Cor.13:3(The Message)
"If I give everything I
own to the poor and even go to the stake to be
burned as a martyr,but I don't love,I've gotten nowhere. So,no matter
what I say,what I believe,and what I do,I'm bankrupt without love."
As 'the life juice' is passed from one member of God's family to
another with God as Source,a 'love chain' is formed.
And it is the intermingling of all 'love chains' within God's family
that make the river of God's love that flows out to the lost world to
shine brightest in the darkest hour of human history!!!
'Divine love is the 'life juice' without it human life is without
divine purpose!'
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