Law/Awe of Love

There is nothing glamorous or sensational 

when it comes to humble, faithful obedience.

Look at the cross!!

No wild applause praises the Living Sacrifice.

Often it is not beautiful to behold!

Yet, only careful, diligent obedience to His commands 

makes manifest our declarations of love for God

Today as in the days of Moses, the condition of 

God's blessing remains the same...

James 1:25

But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it,

 and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, 

this one will be blessed in what he does.

How can His Word be in our mouths and hearts? 

By familiarizing ourselves with it/Him.

How do we do that? Only one way.

By spending time in his Word/with God.

then what happens?

More love for Him.

An awe-struck love

 yielding a willing, humble obedience!

for we serve best/most what/who we love best/most

How often I/we fail!!

but oh, pray failure will not drive us to despair

but rather to repentant prayer, to confess our sins

to He who is faithful and just to forgive them 

and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 1:9

...and then, re-impacted with awe for God's grace, on we go,

not in lawless living but in the law of liberty/love!

Re-impact us with awe

Impress upon our hearts

The wonder of the law of love

That serving You imparts

Renew our minds, oh Lord

So, we may test and prove

The righteousness that will confess

The perfect law of Love

The law that binds love's wounds

The law of liberty 

The law that stands on the commands

Of old eternally 

Delight us with your Word

And thus, complete our joy

With the increase of hope and peace

That nothing can destroy

With heart and soul and mind

Let love’s agenda be

Diligence in obedience

With glad humility

Re-impact us with awe

For love’s redeeming vow

And the reward we press toward

When at Thy feet we bow

…when at Thy feet we bow

By utter awe undone

The mysteries of Your grace and love

Unveiled around Thy throne

© Janet Martin

Romans 2:13
For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God,

 but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous.

Romans 8:2
For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life 

set you free from the law of sin and death.

The chaos, confusion, and curse of disobedience

(lack of reverence and love for God) 

speaks for itself

💔🙏😢

More Love to Thee