TOPIC : DEMONSTRATE YOUR LOVE FOR GOD
TEXT : GENESIS 2 : 15-17
15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
Friends, God made Adam and Eve and gave them dominion over everything He created except the tree of the knowledge of good and bad.
As a young Christian, I can not remember how many times I blamed God for putting what I called temptation in their midst.
Little did I know that it was God's way of receiving love from them.
God's word made us know that God loves Man so much.
Love does not only give, it also receives: even though it doesn't ask for it, it is open to receive. When we stop love from receiving, we may quench it ultimately.
God gave everything to man but demanded that he does not eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil but man failed God.
When Adam and Eve ate that forbidden fruit, beyond breaking God's commandment, they also broke His heart because God saw a lack of love in their action.
Our Lord Jesus said in John 14 :21;
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
If they had kept God's commandment, it would have been their demonstration of love but they didn't.
God has given you everything you will ever need, your demonstration of love is by your show of obedience.
In what area are you proving your love for God in your local church?
Do not just be a receiver, give your love or you end up quenching God's own love.
With the God I serve, nothing shall be impossible.
Your case is not bigger than God.
May you have a God filled week in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Your Victory is already guaranteed
It is well, do not give up, with God all things are possible
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For further reading, read Genesis 2 & Mathew 2&3.
Pastor Obi Ejikeme
Senior Pastor
House of faith, Nigeria
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