Give Yourself As A Sacrifice Of Love.

GIVE YOURSELF AS A SACRIFICE? SELFLESS LOVE GIVES…

By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes)

GOD IS LOVE… WHERE GOD IS --- IS LOVE. Series: GIFTS OF: 1. Joy, 2. Hope, 3. Peace, 4. Love

1 John 4:16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

I read where a group of 4 young boys that had found an old bird cage... They loved to hear the birds sing. So they finally captured a bird and placed it in the cage. They mocked the bird and was mean to it. The old preacher was walking by and saw the 4 boys gathered around the cage. The preacher asked: WHAT’S THAT BIRD WORTH? One boy said: Preacher that old bird ain’t worth nothing!

The Preacher said: I have $20.00, that is all I have. I will give each of you boys $5.00 a piece for that bird and the old cage. The boys talked it over and said: IT’S A DEAL, PREACHER. They all wondered why the preacher wanted that worthless bird? The preacher paid the boys $5.00 apiece. Then he walked away carrying the cage and the bird. They followed the preacher down the street. The preacher got to some trees in an opened field. The preacher talked to the bird. The bird sang to the preacher. The preacher listened to the bird. The bird sang a song of GIVING A SACRIFICE OF LOVE. The boys thought the preacher would take the bird to his house. The preacher knelt down over the cage and opened the door… PREACHER SAID: YOU ARE FREE, FLY AWAY. The $20.00 sacrifice of love was SIMPLE, the bird was RELEASED: FLY AWAY. FLY HIGH. There was a rumor that went around town, there was a family of birds that gathered around the preacher’s office window and sang each day a song of THANKS FOR SETTING US FREE.

LOVE THINKS IN THE LANGUAGE OF “WE” NOT THE LANGUAGE OF “ME.” I LOVE TO BE LOVED! I LOVE TO LOVE. LOVE CAN DRIVE US THROUGH MANY DANGERS AND FEARS.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

SOME PEOPLE SEEM TO BE LIMITED IN THEIR LOVE. IF YOU DON’T LOVE GOD YOU ARE LIMITED. IF YOU CAN’T LOVE YOURSELF, WHO CAN? IF YOU LOVE YOU WILL FIND LOVE! SOW? REAP? HEAVEN’S SECRET PASSWORD IS LOVE!

Mark 12:32 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: 33 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.

YOUR NAME MEANS SOMETHING OVER LIPS OF LOVE. HAVE YOU EVER HEARD SOMEONE SAY YOUR NAME THAT IS IN LOVE WITH YOU?

Isaiah 49:16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.

I WANT US TO UNDERSTAND LOVE… See, God has written your name on the palms of his hands. You are always in God’s mind. TALK ABOUT LOVE.

My Mom called my name often. The way Mom said my name was different than the way anyone else said it. I loved to hear my Mom call my name. My name sounded different off my Mom’s lips. I remember my senior year in high school waking up to Mom’s tears falling on my arm. Mom’s love made my name sound so sweet. Mom died. After her death I occasionally would hear Mom call my name. Often I would wake up in the night after hearing Mom call my name. I could hear my name and I recognized her voice. It was my Mom calling my name. Slowly over the years Mom’s voice faded from my ears. I would say it has been over 20 years since I have heard my Mom call my name, her call was ALWAYS IN LOVE. Seems Mom knew me was a fact. But there is something greater than knowing me… MOM LOVED ME!

CAN WE DEFINE LOVE WITH WORDS?

Love is an intense feeling of deep affection. Love is deep interest and pleasure. Love enjoys and likes very much. LOVE IS WE NOT ME… LOVE WILLINGLY PRIORITIZES OTHERS WELL BEING ABOVE YOUR OWN. Love is compassion and

tender passion. LOVE MAKES THE CHOICE OF COMMITMENT AND TRUST. Love desires to grow closer. LOVE IS A BASIC NEED OF DAILY LIVING.