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  • CHARACTERISTICS OF YAHWEH’S KIND OF LOVE (8): IS NOT TOUCHY, EASILY ANGERED OR RESENTFUL

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    Sunday August 15, 2021

    CHARACTERISTICS OF YAHWEH’S KIND OF LOVE (8): IS NOT TOUCHY, EASILY ANGERED OR RESENTFUL

    … it is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it [it pays no attention to a suffered wrong].
    I Corinthians 13:5 (AMP)

    Yahweh-kind of love is not touchy. There are people who are touchy or quick-tempered; they’re so sensitive, you have to be careful the way you talk to them, lest they be offended. That’s not the way of love. Love is not easily offended. To be touchy means to be irritable, quick-tempered, prickly or easily upset. The Greek word ‘Logizomai’ refers to “keeping a mental record” or “taking into account.”1 It is an accounting term. It accounts for the list of wrongs and possesses the ability to accurately look back and pull up any specific offence. As any accountant knows, if you keep track of someone’s payments or debts, it is because you have every intention of drawing their attention back to those financial obligations at some point in the future. The same is true in this case. Those who keep a record of offences (real or perceived) done to them, the intent is to bring those back up at some point in the future and hold that person responsible for their actions. This, love does not do so.

    Most translators interpret logizomai as not keeping a record or account of wrongs (NAS, NLT, NIV). A couple translate this idea as being “resentful” (ESV, NET). But there is potentially one slight difference as seen in the KJV’s translation, “thinketh no evil.” Chrysostom and Barnes aligned to the KJV’s thought. According to Chrysostom, ‘Paul doesn’t say, “worketh no evil” but, [instead love] thinketh no evil.” Love is so far from evil that it doesn’t even suspect evil of her beloved. How could she even be provoked? The fountain of wrath flows from the presumption of evil.’2 Albert Barnes reflects a similar thought when he said, ‘It means that love, or that a person under the influence of love, is not malicious, censorious, disposed to find fault, or to impute improper motives to others. . . . it is not disposed to think that there was any evil intention even in cases which might tend to irritate or exasperate us. . . . it puts the best possible construction on the conduct of others, and supposes, as far as can be done, that it was in consistency with honesty, truth, friendship, and love.’3

    Both Chrysostom and Barnes reflect an insightful thought that is as well embedded in the KJV’s translation. If you never conclude that someone was malicious towards you and if you always assume the best of people’s intentions, it will be easy to overlook an offence because you will never take the offences personally. This is a little different than the conclusion of modern translators and commentators. They see this term as referring to accounting. In this case, the person would be aware of an offence, but they would not keep track of or record offences. While Paul’s intent is likely “love keeps no record of wrongs,” most certainly we should strongly consider the exhortation to accomplish this first by not being offended in the first place – not assuming the worst of someone’s motives. If we assume the best in people, we will likely have far fewer potential offences to overlook.

    REMEMBER: Beware of unfaithfulness, it makes destiny unfruitful.

    CONFESSION: I am wiser than the wiles of the enemy. I do not take what is not mine as a matter of principle. The sin of unfaithfulness does not have dominion over me. Glory be to the Lord!

    PROPHETIC RELEASE: The yoke of unfaithfulness is broken off you now in the name of Yahushua HaMashiach Amen!

    FURTHER READING:
    Joshua 13:1-14:15; Luke 18:1-17; Psalm 85:1-13; Proverbs 13:7-8

    REFERENCES:

    1. Timothy Friberg, et al., Analytical Lexicon of the Greek New Testament,247–248.
    2. John Chrysostom, “Homilies of St. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, on the First Epistle of St. Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians,” in Saint Chrysostom: Homilies on the Epistles of Paul to the Corinthians, (New York: Christian Literature Company, 1889), 198.
    3. Albert Barnes, Notes on the New Testament: I Corinthians, ed. Robert Frew (London: Blackie & Son, 1884–1885), 250.

    ONE YEAR CHRONOLOGICAL BIBLE READING PLAN: Read the events of the bible in the order that they happened.
    1 Kings 14:1-31, 2 Chronicles 10:1-11:23; Romans 9:1-33

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  • THURSDAY AUGUST 12 PROPHETIC RELEASE

    The yoke of delay in getting married in your life is set ablaze now. No matter who or what is at the root of this, their expiry date is today. I command judgement by fire on the root of inability to get married on time plaguing you now. That curse is broken now by the precious blood of Yahushua. That covenant is broken now. I speak mercy over your life today to clean up and erase every mess of character at the root of your delay in the name of Yahushua HaMashiach Amen!
    By faith write down your wedding date and send it to us to agree with you. Congratulations in advance!

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  • WEDNESDAY AUGUST 11 PROPHETIC RELEASE

    Money is not in enmity with you. The curse of empty-handedness is broken today. The blessing of the Lord makes rich and it adds no sorry with it. I decree the root of scarcity in your life uprooted and destroyed by fire. I command the fountain of money to open in your house. Supernatural abundance becomes your testimony from this day. You shall eat in plenty and satisfied and praise the Lord of Yahweh. Be blessed in the name of Yahushua HaMashiach Amen!

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  • CHARACTERISTICS OF YAHWEH’S KIND OF LOVE (4): IS NOT BOASTFUL

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    Wednesday August 11, 2021

    CHARACTERISTICS OF YAHWEH’S KIND OF LOVE (4): IS NOT BOASTFUL

    … love never is envious nor boils over with jealousy, is not boastful or vainglorious, …
    I Corinthians 13:4 (AMP)

    Love is not boastful. To be boastful is to take delight in our own accomplishments or positions and flaunt the fact that other people have not accomplished them. This second part is crucial, there is nothing wrong with recognising who we are and what we have done. We’re not asking people to pretend they are something they are not, or pretend they have not accomplished what they have accomplished. We’re talking about flaunting that in the face of those who have not and regarding them as inferior because of it. In fact that is the key, its not about your accomplishments, its about seeing those accomplishments as making you more important than everyone else. Being boastful is arrogating to yourself the glory of your accomplishments. It is thinking and talking as though it was all by your power that you are where you are and have accomplished what you have accomplished. Love is not boastful. Yahweh-kind of love recognises that there is nothing in anyone apart from Yahweh. The Yahweh-kind of Love recognises that it is all by the power and help of the Lord that anything has been accomplished at all.

    Again our ultimate example of this is Yahushua himself. Philippians 2:5-8, says that Yahushua did not consider equality with Yahweh something to be grasped but made himself of no reputation. He was not boastful of his stand with the Father. Here was Yahushua who was Yahweh, yet humbled himself to become human on our behalf and died a death of pain and shame for us. Yahushua was not acting proud or boastfully when he lived among us. He was the one who took the servants place during the last supper. Yahushua and his disciples had gathered together to celebrate the passover. There was no servant there to wash their feet as they came in from the dusty road. We can imagine the disciples looking at each other, “well, I’m more important than him, surely you don’t expect me to do it. Look, there’s …, he should be doing it before me. If so and so, isn’t doing it then I’m not.” And then Yahushua gets up and washes his disciples feet. They are silenced and rightly shamed. They were acting proudly but Yahushua was humble. Love is not proud or boastful. To be boastful is to consider yourself to be more important than others. This is the exact opposite of Yahushua who gave everything he had, his privileges as Yahweh, his position, his home, his possessions, his life for the benefit of others.

    Whatever you have or have accomplished is only because you have received it of Yahweh. It is the grace of God at work in your life. See what 1 Corinthians 4:7 (ERV) says, ‘Who do you think you are? Everything you have was given to you. So, if everything you have was given to you, why do you act as if you got it all by your own power?’ NET says ‘why do you boast as though you did not’?

    REMEMBER: This Yahweh-kind of Love does not behave and talk as though it is all by one’s power.

    PRAYER: Dear Father, thank you for your word to me today. Help me to know and behave in ways that shows that everything about me is from you and not by my power or godliness in the name of Yahushua HaMashiach Amen!

    PROPHETIC RELEASE: Pride kills. I decree its death in your life today in the name of Yahushua HaMashiach Amen!

    FURTHER READING:
    1 Corinthians 4:7 in NLT, TPT, AMP, NET, GNT, ETC. (Find the translations and compare here: https://bible.com/bible/8/1co.4.7.AMPC)

    ONE YEAR CHRONOLOGICAL BIBLE READING PLAN: Read the events of the bible in the order that they happened.
    Song of Solomon 1:1-3:11; Romans 6:1-23

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  • TUESDAY AUGUST 10 PROPHETIC RELEASE

    Mark my words, that pain or sickness or affliction will expire today. Oh how I wish you believe this, you would be shouting by now. It doesn’t matter how long it has lasted, it is being blasted now as you read this. Check yourself and share your testimony. Some of you as you sleep, you shall have an encounter that will show you that the root of that affliction is over forever. From now enjoy divine health in the name of Yahushua HaMashiach Amen!

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  • SUNDAY AUGUST 8 PROPHETIC RELEASE

    “Dear Heavenly Father, We thank You for Your goodness and mercy in our lives this preceding week. You have been faithful beyond words. We have seen Your help in ways that bet our imagination. What can we say today to appreciate You for all You have done for us. I return with gratitude to You my Yahweh. Thank You for sound health; provision, protection, preservation and grace to function in the preceding week. To You alone be all the glory in the name of Yahushua HaMashiach Amen!”
    This week shall release a transformation that will turn you as an envy!

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  • CHARACTERISTICS OF YAHWEH’S KIND OF LOVE (1): ENDURES LONG

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    Sunday August 8, 2021

    CHARACTERISTICS OF YAHWEH’S KIND OF LOVE (1): ENDURES LONG

    Love endures with patience and serenity; …
    I Corinthians 13:4 [AMP]

    Beginning from this day, we shall be discussing the characteristics of the Yahweh-kind of love. These are the manifestations of the Yahweh-kind of love in the Believer. Love is the first fruit of the recreated human spirit. This is because every other fruit is an overflow of love. As wonderful as the gifts of the Spirit are, the Bible teaches that it’s the fruit of the spirit – “love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, [and] temperance” (Galatians 5:22-23) – that indicate a person is walking in the spirit and not the flesh. If you want to know whether you’re a spiritual person or not, look to see if you are walking in love. You simply can’t walk in the spirit or be a spiritual person without being ruled by love. The reason I single out love is because it is the foundation upon which all the other fruit rest. The others flow out of love. To find out just how important love is in the economy of Yahweh, read the first few verses of 1 Corinthians 13, “1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge? and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.” (verses 1-3).

    Love is the bottom line. Nothing counts without it. In short, you and I can’t go anywhere spiritually until we get our love walk straight! Then I Corinthians 13:4 starts enumerating the characteristics of this Yahweh-kind of love and endurance and patience is the first to be mentioned. It is also worthy of note that Apostle Paul mentioned patience and endurance as one of the fruit of the recreated human spirit. There is something about patience that model love. As an individual who has walked with the Lord for years now, this is still an area of concern in the author’s walk of love. Maybe until you get your long endurance right, you are still to begin in the school of love. We live in a world that takes advantage of people that endures long and we often just gets tired of enduring.

    The Greek word used here is makrothymia. Sometimes English translators choose to translate the Greek word hypomonē as “patience” (e.g. Luke 8:15; Romans 2:7; 2 Corinthians 12:12; Revelation 2:3). But hypomonē differs from makrothymia. Hypomonē almost always refers to perseverance or endurance in the face of difficult or painful circumstances (think James 1:3). But makrothymia almost always refers to a forbearing, persevering, patient love toward a person. It is a form of self-sacrificial love we extend to someone else. If it is the Yahweh-kind of love, it endures long and is patient.

    REMEMBER: The Yahweh-kind of love always forbears, perseveres, is patient and endures long.

    PRAYER: Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for Your Word to me today. I receive the grace to function in authentic love which endures long and is patient in the name of Yahushua HaMashiach Amen!

    PROPHETIC RELEASE: I see restoration of relationships as this love comes alive in you from this day in Yahushua’s name Amen!

    FURTHER READING:
    I Timothy 1:16; Colossians 3:12–13; Ephesians 4:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:14; 2 Timothy 4:2

    ONE YEAR CHRONOLOGICAL BIBLE READING PLAN: Read the events of the bible in the order that they happened.
    Ecclesiastes 1:1-3:22; Romans 3:9-31

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  • SATURDAY AUGUST 7 PROPHETIC RELEASE

    Beloved, the Lord created you with the provision for rest. The all-wise Yahweh made you to work and also rest. Resting is not wasting of time, it is refueling for greater energy, speed and effectiveness. Don’t despise the Word by ignoring the provision of the Shabbat. I decree that today brings you into rest in every area of your life. That area of unrest is arrested now. That area of anxiety and worry is blasted today. As you learn of the Lord Yahushua, you shall find rest for your souls in the name of Yahushua HaMashiach Amen!
    Shabbat Shalom!

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  • WHY STUDY THE YAHWEH-KIND OF LOVE? (2)

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    Saturday August 7, 2021

    WHY STUDY THE YAHWEH-KIND OF LOVE? (2)

    So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.Nehemiah 8:8 (KJV)

    We are continuing from yesterday. We are exploring the need to study the Yahweh-kind of love. Our objective is to show you what is in the Yahweh-kind of love helping you to focus and get the sense so that you can emerge a star.

    Sixthly, It is the love of HaMashiach which controls us. II Corinthians 5:14 says, “For the love of Christ constraineth us? because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:” The word constrain here means move, control, in-charge of, etc. That is to say, without love, you are immobile, out of control and absolutely not in charge of affairs. It is only the love of Yahweh which is demonstrated in HaMashiach that controls us, moves us forward and upward and helps us be in-charge of the affairs of life.

    Seventhly, love is the New Testament commandment. It is the commandment of our Lord and Saviour Yahushua HaMashiach. John 13:34 says, “A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.” This is what makes love the greatest quest of the believer in Yahushua. It is the New Testament commandment. It is the commandment of our master and saviour.

    Eighthly, love for others is the acid test of real genuine faith in Yahushua. The only thing that testifies that one has passed from death to life is love for others. The only proof that you have escaped the dominion of darkness is love for the brethren. I John 3:14 says, “We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.” I John 2:9 says, “He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.” That is how important love is. It is the expression of your present state spiritually.

    Ninthly and finally, we tend to be like what we love. Hosea 9:10 (NET) says, “When I found Israel, it was like finding grapes in the wilderness. I viewed your ancestors like an early fig on a fig tree in its first season. Then they came to Baal-Peor and they dedicated themselves to shame – they became as detestable as what they loved.” That is the power of love, to transform us into the image of what we love. This is because if you love something, you tend to look at that thing often and II Corinthians 3:18 says, “But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.“ As you look at the word, you are changed. As you behold the Lord in worship, you are changed. This is what this month holds for you beloved, transformation from one level of glory to the other, until you become an exclamation mark before mortals. Receive it this month!

    REMEMBER: We study love because we tend to become what we love.

    CONFESSION: I am set this month for a transformation that will startle my generation; an encounter with the Yahweh-kind of love that will make me a wonder among people. Halleluyah!

    PROPHETIC RELEASE: There is a realm you have only dreamed of. This month, you shall experience it as you fall in love with Yahweh in the name of Yahushua HaMashiach Amen!

    FURTHER READING:
    1 John 4:7-10, 20-21

    ONE YEAR CHRONOLOGICAL BIBLE READING PLAN: Read the events of the bible in the order that they happened.
    Proverbs 30:1-31:31; Romans 2:17-3:8

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  • FRIDAY AUGUST 6 PROPHETIC RELEASE

    Why does it seem as if there are irreconcilable differences between you and your spouse. What forces is fueling the disorder in your home. If it is lack of wisdom and the manifestation of foolishness, then you have to do something about it by aligning to the dictates of the Word on marital life. But if it is coming from Satan and His agents, I challenge their activities and dominion over your marital destiny now. I command that unclean spirit manipulating your marriage to cease now. I cast it out now in the name of Yahushua HaMashiach Amen!

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