Love Fulfilled Ministry

beloved, do not be surprised that a trial of fire is taking place among you, like as something strange happening to you. Rather rejoice insofar as sharing of the suffering of Christ so that his glory is revealed also rejoice and be glad. * Christians, those called to become like as Christ, should not consider suffering as something strange, but rejoice as we share of his suffering, we also share of his glory. Peter writes as a witness to the sufferings of Christ and partaker of Christ's suffering, he is a partakers of the glory about to be revealed. *  This revealing of glory will be complete in the last day, but we are partaking of this glory now, being transformed from glory to glory into the image of His son. Paul, writes to know Jesus is to know of His suffering, and he carries around death every day so that others may experience his life. We are called to suffer so that we partake of his glory. for to this extent called, because Christ also suffered on your behalf, leav...

rather the secret inner person of the heart, the imperishable, the one of a meek and tranquil spirit, that which in the sight of God is precious. * There is joy in heaven over a sinner that repents, a lost sheep that has been found, a prodigal son who returns. We have heard of such joy and know of such joy by experience, but do we know of this secret inner person of the heart that is precious in the eyes of God? The word precious means very costly, very precious, of great value. *  Let us look at what is of great value and why it is precious, in the eyes of God. observing with respect the purity of your life.... * A pure heart is precious in the yes of God, it is beautiful to him. Beauty to God is that inward, and when the inward is consecrated, it will surely produce outward fruit that wins over people. A worldly woman uses external beauty, adorning jewelry and fine clothes, to win over a husband but the inner beauty of a godly woman is the purity of her life. * ...