It was 2:30 Sunday morning when I came fully awake without warning. I hadn't planned to. When I had gone to bed 4 hours previously it had been with the intention of sleeping straight through until 6am. So much for my plans.
As I lay there staring at the ceiling the thought occurred to me that I might as well make use of my sleeplessness as an opportunity to pray for the meeting Sharon and I would be holding that evening. I did indeed begin to pray and it was not long at all before the word of the Lord came to me in a very distinctive fashion. I had been asking the Lord what He wanted me to tell the people that night and He answered unequivocally: "Tell them that My love is enough."
Doesn't seem all that earth shattering does it? Other people pray and ask God questions and get reams of KJV-ese text cascading down from heaven written in fiery letters of gold. I ask a question of the Most High and He gives me a one-liner which any first time Sunday School visitor ought to know. It figures.
The delivery method the Holy Spirit employed was not overly spectacular nor did the statement itself seem particularly profound until I began to meditate on the content on the message rather than its' packaging or length. Precious gifts can indeed come in the smallest of packages and this proved to be the case with the simple phrase, "Tell them that My love is enough."
Do you remember Paul's prayer for the church in Ephesians 3?
Eph 3:14 " For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, 21 Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen."
I am convinced that the apostle Paul is telling all of us the same thing that the Lord told me at 2:30 that Sunday morning: "My love is enough." Before we go any further along those lines let us explore the question, "Enough for what?"
Enough to meet your need. Enough to heal your body. Enough to supply the rent. Enough to put your shattered life back together.
Enough to forgive and forget your sins and trespasses. Old fashioned language I know - but that's the Bible for you!
What the Lord was telling me to tell the people that night was, "don't separate the power of God from the person and personality of God."
1 John tells us that God is light, He is life, and He is love. Think of the most well known Scripture on the face of the planet:
Joh 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.
Joh 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
God cares about you. Reach out to Him in faith. Trust in His love. You will not be disappointed.
God bless you,
Pastor Ray Stark
website: http://www.celebratingjesus.org
blog: http://www.celebratingjesus.blogspot.com
