Love Your Future…

1 Corinthians 2:9 “…No one has ever seen, no one has ever heard, no one has ever imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.”

Have you ever visited someone’s home and smelt a roast dinner baking in the oven. Even though you have not seen, heard or even imagined that dinner there is an instantly hope you might get invited to stay and enjoy it with them.

Our verse explains that God has cooked up something very special for us. He has provided, prepared and made ready our future. He has promised a future that will eclipse our past.

Now, stop and ponder on this for a moment… God has prepared a future that is so magnificent that it is beyond anything we have ever seen, heard or even imagined. I have seen, heard and imagined some gigantic things but God says that He has tirelessly prepared something even bigger for our future. WOW!

So, how do we access this future? We are told that God has already prepared it for those who “love” him. This word “Love’ comes from the word “agape”. It means to love unconditionally and unbounded. It is how God loves us and how we should love Him.

Let the agape love of God consume you this week. If you feel you need more ask the father and He will provide and before you know it you will be walking in what God has prepared for you.

PS: In the past we sent an Encouragement on Agape Love titled “Close the Gate” You can read it again on our blog by clicking here. It will help you to understand agape love and activate it in your life.

A present for you…

1Peter 1:13 “So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives”[MSG]

This week keep at the very front of your mind that Jesus is coming back!!! Not only is He coming back but He is also bringing a gift for YOU!!!

Now we all love receiving a gift. Whether it is Christmas, a birthday, a wedding or a coming of age celebration… we love getting the gift. Now think for a moment, what was the best gift you ever received? Well, it is going to pale into insignificance compared to the gift that Jesus is bringing when he arrives.

In the same way that we wait for our gifts at birthdays, Christmas, weddings or coming of age celebrations, we are to be waiting for Jesus to arrive with our gift from Him. While we are waiting we’re told to do 3 things…

1) Be Prepared – ‘Roll up our sleeves’
2) Be Focused – ‘Put our mind in gear’
3) Be Expectant – ‘Be totally ready to receive the gift’

Now this may sound easy but so many things on Earth fight at these 3 things. They try to rob us of the gift that is coming. Everything around us craves our energy, our focus and our reward. You and I are in a fight, a war, but we have been equipped to win. We can fight with confidence and receive our gift from Jesus by being prepared, focused & expectant.

This week stay in this zone of being prepared, focused and expectant so you can receive your gift when Jesus arrives in the centre of your world!