The New Law: The Law of Love

[By Bishop Keith Butler]


Scripture Of The Day: ""Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord." - 2 Corinthians 3:17-18 (KJV)

Jesus did away with the Ten Commandments and he introduced the new law, the law of love. When you walk in love you are not going to steal from your neighbor. When you walk in love you are not going to bear false witness against your neighbor. When you walk in love you are not coveting what your neighbor has.

We see in the gospels that Jesus himself was standing in front of the religious leaders of the day, and their hearts were hardened. They could not even see the glory standing in front of them. And that is still true today. Some still have not recognized that Jesus is the Messiah. They are still looking for the Messiah, but He has already come; and He is going to come back again. That is why we pray for them in this regard, that when their hearts shall turn to the Lord, the veil shall be taken away. And it will be done by the Spirit of the Lord.

Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom. There is an unveiling from the letter of the law. There is the removing of the veil only to see grace and freedom, through Jesus.

Now the Word says that we are free. But we are not to allow our freedom to be used as an "opportunity or excuse for selfishness, but through love you should serve one another" (Gal. 5:13 AMP). In that case, it is inappropriate to say, "Well I am free, so I can just say anything I want." You unnecessarily offend others that way. Contrarily, we must allow love to direct our actions and our words to the end that those who observe our lifestyle would be led to receive the Messiah.

"Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty (emancipation from bondage, freedom)." ( 2 Corinthians 3:17 AMP)

The action that causes us to put on God’s dignity and to become all that He is, is looking into the Word. The Word says that we are changed. "Change" means to be transformed. In other words, there is a constant changing. The more you look into the mirror of the Word, the more you will think different, talk different, and act different. The more you get into the Word, the more you look just like Jesus in the earth, and the more His love will flow through you.

We have a ministry of bringing the unveiling light to others through the love of God, so that they, too, can be transformed into God’s image.
 
Be Blessed!
 
Dawn