Recent Prophecy Reveals Why You Must Climb The Mountain Of God's Love Series

Throughout the Old and New Testaments there are clear references to the mountain of God.

Yes, there is a physical, literal mountain on the earth that will be the culmination of all history as Christ returns and rules (Micah 4, Ps. 68). Many prophecies across thousands of years affirm this. Since this is not an eschatological essay, we will not dwell on this mountain at this time.

Rather, we want look more closely at the spiritual mountain that the New Testament focuses closely on. That is the mountain of love—God's love.

God is love indeed. And God has put his spirit in every believer to enable him her to walk out their life in love—agape love:

"So now abide faith, hope, and love, these three. Butt the greatest of these is love" (1 Cor. 13:13).

A recent prophecy concerning the decade of 2020 for the church [Prophetic Word for 2020: 'My Church Will Burn Brightly in the Coming Darkness' in this series] recognizes the reality of the mountain of love which we are commanded to climb:

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New Horizons

As we continue to climb the mountain of his love, our spiritual ability to see the far horizon—God's purposes—is increased. Because we can better understand God's purposes, our faith and love are increased; and because our faith and love are increased, we move higher up the mountain of love. And because we are higher, a yet newer horizon again appears. ... and we see yet further!

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To enable us to better understand that God's love truly can be likened to a mountain, we need first look at a natural mountain. Mountains typically have four zones. As we progress up the mountain the landscape and conditions change, sometimes dramatically.

—The first zone is typically a forest in the low highlands.

—The second zone above the tree line is the scree field—crumbled, fragmented rocks from higher elevation accumulating at the slope edge.

—A third zone beyond that are the snowfields and glaciers with their crevasses at higher elevations.

—A fourth zone is jagged, ragged rock and cliff faces.

—Finally, there is the summit.

In order to understand better this mountain of love, let us deconstruct agape love described in 1 Corinthians 13 and see how it compares with the analogy of a natural mountain.

Zone 1

Consider the "low highland forest" aspect of love:

"Love suffers long and is kind; love envies not; love flaunts not itself and is not puffed up" (! Cor. 13:4).

Every person God brings into your life—past, present and future—has one objective in the purpose of God for your relationship with him/her: that you walk in God's love toward that person regardless of who they are. All the daily interactions with your family, your friends, your neighbors, your work associates and those you don't know out there are a test of your ability to climb this lowland level of love.

Are you patient with all these? Are you kind? Is jealousy far from your heart for all of these? Do some of those bring out your boastfulness? Are you even arrogant with some? This is the easy part of the climb! All you have to do is avoid some of the trees and rocks in the forest as you amble upward.

Unfortunately, many Christians never get out of the lowland forest for their entire lives. They struggle with impatience or unkindness or jealousy or a prideful heart up to their dying day.

Do you want to be stuck in the forest the rest of your Christian walk, or do you want to progress onward and upward in love on this mountain?

Zone 2

Consider the next level: the scree field. Scree is treacherous and hard to climb. Our footing is easily lost and progress can be slow. This next zone of the mountain of love is more difficult:

"[Love] does not behave itself improperly, seeks not its own, is not easily provoked" (1 Cor. 13:5a).

This level of love is called for when God allows a treacherous person to come into your life. Yes, a treacherous person can indeed cause one to act unbecomingly. We can certainly be inclined to seek our own self-interest in the matter. And surely treachery can easily provoke!

But if you are actually progressing up this mountain of love, your response must be one of seemly conduct and not seeking your own self-interest nor allowing provocation to take hold.

You see, the mountain is getting harder and steeper now—not just like the forest level with all the people you deal with every day.

How is the climb progressing?

Zone 3

Beyond the scree field is the snow field with its glaciers and crevasses. Falling into a crevasse can definitely cause severe injury (or worse).

This next level of love can be likened to a snowfield with its crevasses: