FIRST OF, THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER.
Unconditional Love does not eliminate the consequences of Living according to the Dictates of the World. We must tell ourselves the truth. No matter how I claim Gods love for me is unconditional, not once have I escaped the consequences of my wrong doing. I have always had to make restitution for damages I caused in one way or the other, where I have hurt people I have had to apologise, where I have lied I have had to tell the truth, where I have been wrong I have always had to realise either through scolding or lashing out or whatever means correction came, I have had to accept my wrong and repent. ( not just feel or say sorry but actually turn away from doing the damage anymore).
By the virtue of the gifts of Will and Choice God has made us with, we are responsible for every action, word and move we make.
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE IS DISCIPLINE.
Unconditional Love does not connote lawlessness or the elimination of necessary chastisement and correction. It is in Hebrews 12 that we are taught very emphatically:
My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline,and do not lose heart when he rebukes you,
because the Lord disciplines the one he loves,and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.
“Instead, what should we do?!”
Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father?
“hmmmmm, Good question…”
If you are not disciplined and everyone undergoes discipline then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all.
“..no kidding!!!”
Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it.
“True true, true that…”
How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live!
They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness.
“Gbam!!!”
Its all there honestly, I don’t need to stress it more than already stated. Unconditional Love will discipline you and prove you and wash you and refine you until you come out as gold.
By the way any one who claims to love you but doesn’t tell you the Truth, correct you when you go wrong, pets you when you’re treading the paths of unrighteousness, hugs you when your attitude is filthy, hmm please run, that person does not Love you. And vice versa, if you Love yourself as God loves you, Unconditionally, You will tell yourself the Truth and walk in righteousness as you were Born Again to do.
BORN OF UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.
For God so loved the world, that He made a WAY. And for ALL who will believe… They will be born Anew, possessed by Unending Life.
– It all began with Unconditional Love.
“Beloved let us love one another, for love is of God and anyone who Loves is born of God and knows God, He that does not Love, Does not know God For God is Love…”
1John 4:7&8.
You are not of this world!!! I am not of this world!!!! ( say it). So we can’t afford to entangle ourselves with the yoke of bondage that obeying the Lusts of this world brings, rather we should stand fast in the liberty which Christ has given us in His kingdom. What is the Kingdom of God?
- Righteousness (The New Nature of Christ in you that you are enabled by the Holy Spirit to express Freely in the earth)
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Peace (The nature of God in us that enables us Rest in His promises and Trust in His Word with the whole heart)
and
- Joy in the Holy Spirit (Not being moved by circumstances but constantly drawing Hope and strength from the Living Water of Gods Love that Flows from within you by The spirit of God.).
Understand that the gospel of Jesus Christ should not only be heard from your lips and known in your head but should be seen in your life.
See, in this place there is no law or fear of punishment and people will hate you, people will hate you for Living a set apart life, people will call you names, people will lash out at you, tell you you’re overdoing the righteousness, but you don’t need to fight them , In 2corinthians 4: 3 – 4, you have been given an insight as to what the problem is, you know
But if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. In their case, the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ,
So what do you do? You do the needful and pray for people. Pray that the eyes of their understanding will be open” so that they can see the free gift we all Have in God through Christ Jesus. This is how to Live in Love.
Your life cannot be guided by this and someone will come and threaten you with fear of punishment. This is where love is perfect and Unconditional and far reaching Only in the confines of The Kingdom of God.
There is Freedom in Christ… Literally, I cant stress this enough.
If you dupe somebody and get billions of naira out of the deal or you break a covenant you have with someone nastily or you swindle your way out of speaking the Truth just to save yourself it is not the favour of God, it is unrighteousness and there is an end for all unrighteousness its called death. Death is the end product of everything that is gotten from The kingdom of darkness.
THE KINGDOM INBETWEEN
I’m glad to break it to you, there is NO Kingdom in between.
There is no place for lukewarm, no place of mixing both Kingdoms. To reject light is to accept darkness, to accept light is to reject darkness (I know thats deep church but stay with me 
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Okay on a more serious note now, It was in a bid to clarify this that Paul in his 2nd letter to the Corinthians said,
“Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?”
This is a legit question I ask myself all the time, because there is wisdom in it. In the place of mixture, the line of holy fire that clearly divides Light and Darkness can be easily ignored.
God has redeemed us through His dear son Christ Jesus to Birth His kingdom in the earth.
There is no middle ground or comfort zone. We all must choose to walk in Righteousness because we have this new nature, His kingdom within us!
You must be proud of who you are in Christ, gingered to Love, gingered to make peace with God in your day to day concerns and interactions ( not tolerate the world ooo but reconcile others to the father in love), gingered to share, gingered in kindness.
A believer in Christ Jesus who understands, “I am A new Creature, I am not of the fallen world, I am not of the kingdom of darkness, I have been born into The marvelous light of Jesus Christ!” Will be excited to live in righteousness, refusing to make excuses for Unrighteous desires especially when they rise up in you, this transformation is spiritual being made manifest in the earth! It was Paul in his letter to the Galatians 5 who said,
“The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions…..”
This is just the fact. Darkness and light don’t see eye to eye at all! This is why your Choice is important,
So verse 6 says,
“But if you are Led by the spirit, you are not under the law”..
You need to allow the Holy spirit Lead you. its a conscious thing. You’re not a robot, you have a will, the Holy spirit is not evil, he will not manipulate you to do the will of God.
You will Choose to mortify the desires of the flesh so that righteousness can be made manifest in the earth through your life.
May God keep us even as we continue to yield to His lead and may our lives continue to be a testimony that indeed Christ came in the flesh and we are overcomers in Him.
#GraceAndPeaceFamily
©Msray.
Christ a poet 