“Love Revealed” Lesson 6...Thursday

Devotional...7/11/13

“Transforming Love”

Definition of Transforming- Make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, appearance, or

character of

Philippians 1:9-11 NKJV 

And this I pray, that your love may
abound still more and more 

in knowledge and all discernment,
 that you may approve the things 

that are excellent, that you may be
 sincere and without offense 

till the day of Christ, being filled 
with the fruits of righteousness 

which are by Jesus Christ, 
to the glory and praise of God. 

Our love for God and others increases by how much we know God's love for us.  Our experiences can be a part of learning His love for us, but wrong knowledge of our God can lead to wrong understanding of God's love for you, which will affect our love walk.

We have all had experiences where our love for someone has grown do to sweet things they have done for us, but we also have had times when not so sweet things have been done and our love for them has diminished.  Our knowledge influences our emotions.  The more we know of God and His ways, the more our love for God and others will grow, no matter what has been done to us.

Andrew Wommack explains that the knowledge that is being spoken of here is spiritual understanding of God's love.  Discernment is the ability to use or apply that knowledge correctly.  Paul was saying that as we gain spiritual understanding of God's love and learn to apply it correctly in our relationships, then the manifestation of God's love in our lives will increase dramatically. 

                       

Philippians 1:6 NLT 

Being confident of this very thing, 

that He who has begun a good work in you 

will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;

My believed He has started a good work in you, the manifestation of God’s love in and through your life.

Galatians 5:22 

But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: 

love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness.

Written by

Kathryn Hanson