In the second part of this message. we are being reminded by Bro Eli that sometimes we cling to memories of the wrongs that have been done to us and after that we live in lack of love in the heart.
There has been a reference that in 1 JOHN 3 vs 15 that we are known to have all hatred which is equivalent to murder or which results to murders and this is denying us the eternal life that God has promised us. Satan has decided to use these memories to make us bitter as Christians.
We are bitter in the state where they disqualify us as Christians to God's grace but there is hope. Ephesians 4 vs 32, we are being asked to always remove bitterness from our hearts, all forms of hurt, all forms of malice and embrace kindness, forgiveness and also our love as Christ has forgiven us.
Love has been described in 1 Corinthians 13 vs 28 that we must be patient, we must be kind and we must be understanding. We don't have to hold on to God all the time. When as Christians we let love reign in our hearts, it removes hatred and it makes us to forgive even when something seems impossible.
Brother Eli made a difference on why God is love. In 1 John 4 verse 16, we will be dwelling on the love. It means that we are also dwelling on God. We are dwelling in God. When we choose love, we are choosing to work with God and to follow His paths and purpose for our life. Instead of staying in the chains of bitterness, we need to break the yoke as believers and it's only when we inherit this eternal life that we can say we are free and we can live in God's grace and also in God's love.
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