HEIGHT OF LOVE : BANISHED BUT NOT EXPELLED (Part 2)

2 Samuel 14:14, Titus 2:11.

Good day Beloved,
We discussed in the first part some Mysteries of our identities. A close friend got so personal with it that he edited his name and added 'GOD' to it. Well, no worries. After all, the Scripture says 'we are gods and Children of the Most High' (Ps. 82:6). So it's acceptable.
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However, the latter part of 2 Sam. 14:14 says that God devises means so that those He has Banished do not become expelled.

In this part, we will go ahead to discuss that devised means.
For someone to be banished is:
- Not to have access to a particular place or thing.
- To always be on the run, looking over the shoulder.
- To be denied some benefits/privileges once enjoyed.

Well, one general truth is that Man was banished from Eden. Eternal life was taken from man, all the comforts and privileges of Eden were withdrawn and Man lost access to Eden (Gen. 3:22-24).

However, God, true to His Word, devised a means so that His Banished does not become expelled. That means was the Sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross. He sent His Only Son so as to bring many sons (you and I) into glory (Heb. 2:10).

Now, through the Sacrifice of Christ on the Cross, we have access to Eden once again, we have eternal life again (Jn. 3:16).
Titus 2:11 says ' The GRACE that brings salvation has appeared unto ALL men...'. That GRACE is JESUS.

Without Him, we would all have been all expelled like the devil. But thank God for Jesus. This is the height of love. There is no greater love than this that a man should lay down his life for another (Jn. 15:13).

Please and please, you can put an end to sorrow, Sickness, failure, lack, and all oppressions of the devil. Let Jesus fight for you. He has never lost. Allow Him. Access that GRACE and begin to enjoy a life of ease. It's real. It's here.

THE HEIGHT OF LOVE

Jn.15:13, 2 Sam.14:14.

*a deep sigh*...
Yeah, I had to do that. Let me share with you why.

You know, I have always heard that God is love (1 Jn. 4:8). And that He loved us so much that He sent His only Son to die for our sins so as to redeem us from the curse of the law (Gal. 3:13) and make us Kings and priests unto Him (Rev. 1:5-6). Mysterious, you think?

I have heard more than that even to the fact I am now a child of God, heir according to the Abrahamic promise (Gal. 3:29), now a citizen of Heaven (Phil. 3:20), and now partakers of the Commonwealth of Israel (Eph. 2:11-13). You think that's a mystery?

How about the fact that you now bear His name (2 Chro. 7:14) - so my name can as well be OLUMADE ZOE TESTIMONY GOD. Yeah, the 'God' isn't there because I am claiming to be God. Far from it. Never will that be. It's rather there because that's my spiritual Surname. I've been baptized into Him (Rom. 6:3), and I bear His marks and seal on my body and in my spirit (Eph. 1:13-14, Gal. 6:17). A deeper mystery?

Then I saw this...
It's in 2 Samuel 14:14.
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When a man commits a sin, God chastises. He disciplines with love. In doing that, the individual may be banished from His presence. This is not the worst that can happen to any man. To be expelled is. When a man is expelled, there is no hope of return. This is where the devil and his demons stand.

However, the height of love is this, that after He banishes a man, He still goes ahead to put measures in place that such individual isn't expelled. Never seen love so awesome and overwhelming. He's the best Father ever. He really wants absolutely no one to perish but that all should come to repentance (2 Pet. 3:9). He's always ready to forgive with open arms no matter how grave the sins are (Isa. 1:18).

No man is totally expelled. Some may be banished. Just in case you are banished. You do not hear His voice anymore. You don't see Him like you used to anymore. You don't receive revelations in the Scriptures like you used to. You know beyond doubt that there's been a gulf between you and God. This is a measure by God to make sure that you are not expelled.

The solution is a prayer of repentance. And I can assure you that without doubt, you will be welcomed back into the family of God.

Only Banished! Not Expelled! Hope exists for All!
The Height of Love.