And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he: And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.
When the man acknowledged that the greatest commandment is to love God and love thy neighbor, Jesus said unto him that he has just come close to the kingdom. What love will do for you is it will put God on your side like you have never seen Him on your side.
How will you enter the kingdom? It's to do love, prioritize love. Do you understand how love actually puts you on top? It connects you with the strength and the power. Do you know how much power and strength it took Jesus to say "Forgive them for they know not what they do."
We draw our strength from the kingdom. When you pursue love, you prioritize God. But it doesn't make you a doormat. It actually lifts you above, but in our carnality, "People gonna walk over me..." People think that walking in love automatically, "I gotta do everything that everybody says" - NO. Jesus said, "I only do what I see My Father do. I only say what I hear My Father say." It doesn't make you a doormat to everyone, but it makes you inclined to serve. Why? Because I am now higher. The Bible says the greatest of all will be the servant. But people who can't serve are people who are already low. Regardless if they project this image of - they may buy different things to camouflage that they feel this small and so they can't serve. Bible says that Jesus know who He was, knew where He came from, was able to humble Himself, knew that He was from a higher place, was able to come down and serve. People who can't serve other people, it's close to how they really feel on the inside. They already feel small and serving feels too close to their fears, and so they either need to be served. And that's why they're putting up this big smoke or big pretenses that there's something, but to say to serve, they're gonna be like, they're offended. It's almost like, you're telling them to get in your place, like you're speaking to their fears now or speaking to their insecurity, they already feel small. But those who are great can come down and serve because they know that they are kings. But you can't even just adjust your crown, can't even put your crown on until you've prioritized love. At the end of the day, it's not about people. You want it to be about you and the Lord.
Jesus did what He did because He knew who He was. He was the express glory of God. You can't let people be a hindering block because of what you fear, that people might do or can't do. Ain't nobody take advantage of you when you are in heavenly realms because the supply of heaven is constantly. Like, if you think people can take advantage of you, it's almost like a person running to the ocean and stealing a cup of water. Will the ocean ever miss it? You can steal a cup of water, if all I got is 2 cups, I'll notice it. But if you steal a cup of water from the ocean, the ocean never flinches. Because it's constantly supplied and can't be diminished. This is what happens to you when you're a kingdom citizen. That's why Jesus said, "If they come and ask for your coat, give them your shirt too." Why? Because you can't be diminished as a kingdom citizen. If they come and tell and ask you to walk a mile, He said, "Walk with him too." You're a kingdom citizen and you can't be diminished. The deception is, you're taking a loss, but when you understand that you are a kingdom citizen, the supply of heaven will always be at your ready disposal. They can't take nothing from you. They can only expose themselves. They can't diminish you. That's the one reason why it kept so many of us out of the kingdom. We've thought that they were getting away with it. In this love here and the supply of God, I'm in the ocean. I'm an ocean. Because I'm constantly supplied by God.
As soon as the enemy convinces you that you're diminished, you automatically cut yourself off from the supply. Bible says, they came to Jesus even though He was tired, everybody who asked, the Bible says, He would heal them all. Why? Because He couldn't be diminished. He was the ocean. Even to the point where He hung on the cross after being betrayed by all the people that He was there to help and love on. He said, "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do." Why? Because what He was revealing there is the real strength of love. So many people can't forgive. It's not love. You think it's really the crime is the issue. But it's a matter of spiritual strength and that's what the Lord says to forgive, because He wants to grow us in what it is to be spiritually strong, and to not be ruled by the enemy. Because in that weakness- it's a spiritual weakness, but notice how nothing good comes from that. Out of that spirit of unforgiveness comes torment, bitterness. You don't get blessings there. It's not good for you. It takes strength to forgive. You want to be a son of God, He expects you to walk in some power and strength. Because God is strong, He expects His seed to be what He is. Not independently birthed from our own sins, but from Him. He's expecting us to connect to Him, to be all that we are, to be all that He is. But notice how you get nothing there. You get torment, you get oppression, you get bitterness, you also miss out on your blessings because of unforgiveness. Being weak in the spirit cost you. Some people want to cuddle their victim mentality, when the Lord will tell you "Pick up your bed and walk." If you're in the kingdom, it's not a strength that I've mustered up in myself. It's a strength that comes from being connected.
In the Kingdom of God, you're the ocean. But fear the One who won't steal a cup, but whose rebuke will cause you to dry up, will cause that ocean to dry up. That's what you should fear! You weren't about people. Fear the one, who at a glance, at a sight will cause your ocean to dry up immediately, who has the power to destroy the body and the soul.
Love casts out fear. It exposes you to the fullness of the Godhead, bodily. Many of us have never even known God, like God is available to be known, but because we have not prioritized love. We seek in the kingdom, but you can't seek the kingdom of God, without seeking love, because God is love and His kingdom is a representative of who He is. The kingdom is established by who He is.
When you love, you're actually walking into the kingdom. People have a lot of perverted perceptions of what love is, based upon their experience. Love is not about the fleshly construct of what is. Love is a person. It's not about arousal, it's not about who you choosing as a mate. That's not what we're talking about here. Love adequately described in 1st Corinthians 13 - it's not being arrogant or being puffed up, not thinking about your own things all the time, but considering other people.
When God got you, you don't worry about who doesn't. When God got you, you can take care of other people, you can help other people, because the supply is so constant, and it's consistent. That's why you're able to be a blessing to others. Why? Because everytime I give, ten times is coming back this way. Everytime I give, it's just being flown back into my life, because I'm a kingdom citizen and I'm constantly supplied. But you notice how, outside of love, that's where you're getting that infirmity, depression, suicide thoughts, bitterness, warfare, anxiety, fear - because you haven't taken your place as a kingdom citizen. Thinking you're gonna break into the kingdom- no you're not. You have to walk in the Lord ordained. When you do what the Lord says, He will give you everything that He says. Just do what He says, you'll be alright.
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