LOVE COVERS: A conversation with Holy Spirit
Above all things have intense and unfailing love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins [forgives and disregards the offenses of others]. I Peter 4:8 AMP
On Tuesday, I was speaking with HS as I was praying for someone I know. It seems that no matter how hard this person tries to live the Christian life, trouble seems to find her. He showed me this person going through life with a HUGE target on her back. The target is so big it attracts all types of troubles, ailments, accidents, calamities, disasters, & disruptions. No sooner does one one crisis end, another one is looming in the horizon. I was very saddened by what I saw and asked Him what to do. As a prophetic enactment, He told me to take a cloak and throw it over her back because LOVE COVERS. Then he showed me how every time I pray for her, because I love her and I care what happens to her, the target is no longer seen, it becomes covered over because, as He said to me, LOVE COVERS!
Early the next morning he continued to show me things on the theme of LOVE COVERS. He distinctly told me LOVE DOES NOT EXPOSE, LOVE COVERS! The next scene was horrific! He showed me EXPOSURE and how it happens. He showed me believers gossiping about other believers. He showed me believers passing judgment on other believers. He showed me believers ripping masks of protection off other believers. He showed me believers lying about other believers. He showed me believers slandering other believers, making up stories about them. He showed me believers walking in unforgiveness towards other believers. Simply put, the whole scene was chaotic! And as each of these anti-christ and anti-love actions were taking place, the covers were being removed, leaving the people uncovered. Yes, believers were being exposed to distress, predicaments, traumas, crises and personal catastrophes because the cloak of love had been removed. Again Holy Spirit said to me, LOVE DOES NOT EXPOSE, LOVE COVERS! Even if they’re manifesting unrenewed thinking or unsanctified behaviour, LOVE COVERS. Even if they’ve exposed themselves, LOVE COVERS. Even if they’re ignorant or unteachable or haven't caught a revelation, and will not heed your words or Mine, LOVE COVERS.
Then He showed me some believers covering while other believers uncovered......all happening at the same time, to the same people. It was crazy! He showed me a body in dysfunction, out of sync! Again Holy Spirit repeated, LOVE DOES NOT EXPOSE, LOVE COVERS!
We cannot be deceived. When we needed a Redeemer and Saviour, when we were in the pit of destruction as we all were before Christ and only God in His love and grace, mercy and kindness could reach down to the depths of our sin and iniquity, are we not glad His LOVE COVERED us? Still today, when we’re in the throes of difficult challenges and need prayer, are we not glad someone is LOVINGLY COVERING us? How can we be so double-minded?
As I was writing this tonight, Holy Spirit took me to James 3, “8 the human tongue can be tamed by no man. It is a restless (undisciplined, irreconcilable) evil, full of deadly poison. 9 With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse men who were made in God's likeness! 10 Out of the same mouth come forth blessing and cursing. These things, my brethren, ought not to be so. 11 Does a fountain send forth [simultaneously] from the same opening fresh water and bitter? 12 Can a fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine figs? Neither can a salt spring furnish fresh water.”
Galatians 5 tells us that a little leaven leavens the whole lump. In other words, a little bitterness contaminates the whole soul. A little contention contaminates the whole soul. A little anger contaminates the whole soul. We cannot claim to live in righteousness while we continue to expose our brethren because a little leaven contaminates all. It also clearly lists all the deeds of the flesh, including, “enmity, strife, jealousy, anger (ill temper), selfishness, divisions (dissensions),” (Gal 5:20 AMP)
Taking the opposing spirit to the deeds of the flesh, will produce the Fruit of the Spirit in our lives. There is always an opposing spirit to take while depending on Holy Spirit. When strife rears its ugly head, we establish peace. When jealousy shows its greenery, we dispense love, kindness and temperance. When division manifests, we bring back unity. This is the Kingdom in operation!
“22 But the fruit of the [Holy] Spirit [the work which His presence within accomplishes] is love, joy (gladness), peace, patience (an even temper, forbearance), kindness, goodness (benevolence), faithfulness, 23 gentleness (meekness, humility), self-control (self-restraint, continence). Against such things there is no law [that can bring a charge]. 24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus (the Messiah) have crucified the flesh (the godless human nature) with its passions and appetites and desires. 25 If we live by the [Holy] Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. [If by the Holy Spirit we have our life in God, let us go forward walking in line, our conduct controlled by the Spirit.] 26 Let us not become vainglorious and self-conceited, competitive and challenging and provoking and irritating to one another, envying and being jealous of one another.”
It continues in Galatians 6, “1 Brethren, if any person is overtaken in misconduct or sin of any sort, you who are spiritual [who are responsive to and controlled by the Spirit] should set him right and restore and reinstate him, without any sense of superiority and with all gentleness, keeping an attentive eye on yourself, lest you should be tempted also.” LOVE COVERS!
2 Bear (endure, carry) one another's burdens and troublesome moral faults, and in this way fulfill and observe perfectly the law of Christ (the Messiah) and complete what is lacking [in your obedience to it].” What is the perfect law of Christ? Love one another as I have loved you! LOVE COVERS!
“3 For if any person thinks himself to be somebody [too important to condescend to shoulder another's load] when he is nobody [of superiority except in his own estimation], he deceives and deludes and cheats himself. 4But let every person carefully scrutinize and examine and test his own conduct and his own work. He can then have the personal satisfaction and joy of doing something commendable [in itself alone] without [resorting to] boastful comparison with his neighbor.” Why? Because LOVE COVERS!
We can do all these things, simply because as we have received freely we give. As we have been loved, so also we love. As we have been covered by the love of God in Christ Jesus, so also we cover other.
LOVE COVERS!
I give you a new commandment: that you should love one another. Just as I have loved you, so you too should love one another. John 13:34 AMP
This is My commandment: that you love one another [just] as I have loved you. John 15:12 AMP
No one has greater love [no one has shown stronger affection] than to lay down (give up) his own life for his friends. John 15:13 AMP
This is what I command you: that you love one another. John 15:17 AMP
No man has at any time [yet] seen God. But if we love one another, God abides (lives and remains) in us and His love (that love which is essentially His) is brought to completion (to its full maturity, runs its full course, is perfected) in us! I John 4:12 AMP
By this shall all [men] know that you are My disciples, if you love one another [if you keep on showing love among yourselves]. John 13:35 AMP
LOVE COVERS!
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