Psa 103:6-8 "The LORD works righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed. He made known his ways to Moses, his acts to the people of Israel. The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love."            The Lord is overflowing with steadfast love.                   Psa 103:13-18 "As a father shows compassion to his children, so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him. For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust. As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the field; for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place knows it no more. But the steadfast love of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children's children, to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his commandments."     There is a healthy fear, one that establishes peace not anxiety and stress. Do you know Him and love His commands?

Psa 89:2 "For I said, "Steadfast love will be built up forever; in the heavens you will establish your faithfulness."          Absolute Love builds and establishes forever.                Psa 89:14 "Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before you."             Absolute Love form a foundation for faithful good and justice.              Psa 89:28 "My steadfast love I will keep for him forever, and my covenant will stand firm for him."

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Absolute Love is the only way to eternal, happiness, joy and fulfillment.                    Absolute Love brings happiness in humility.         Mat 5:3-5 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth."               Absolute Love brings fulfillment through cleansing and setting right.            Mat 5:6 "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied."                Absolute Love causes joy in the mercy we receive.              Mat 5:7 "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy."            Absolute Love brings joy by His purifying presence and power.           Mat 5:8 "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God."                  Absolute Love brings about joy in the peacefulness of family by adoption.            Mat 5:9 "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God."       There is no joy, no happiness, no fulfillment outside of God.    

Obedience can be a dead lifeless capitulation to power, religious acts can be a deadly endeavor.  Absolute Love commands obedience that flows from Faith in His Absolute goodness.      Rom 1:2- 6 "...set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ,"             Even obedience that does not come from Faith is sinful.              Rom 14:23 "... For whatever does not proceed from faith is sin."              Let the nations praise Him, Let all the Earth Glorify His name!                 Rom 16:25-27 "Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith-- to the only wise God be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ! Amen."

Absolute Love wants the absolute best for you. The liar is the one who says; "does The Lord really hold all that is the absolutely best for you?"   The beginning of doubt and the first inkling to look for fulfillment elsewhere.            Faith is the gateway to living in the Absolute Love of The Lord.    1Jn 4:15-16 "Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.  So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him."         Absolute Love is completed by Faith and brings confidence, driving out fear.               1Jn 4:17-18 "By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world. There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love."              Absolute Love initiates and completes this in us.           1Jn 4:19 "We love because he first loved us."

Religiousness can be a cold, prideful way of lifting yourself above and trampling on others.  In fact lots of things passed off as religious are from hearts that are deceived and perverted.               Jas 1:26 "If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless."     Absolute love brings about pure, undefiled religious activity. This religion cares for others, lifts up the weak, the needful, the ones that do not have a strong voice of their own.         

Jas 1:27 "Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world."           Absolute Love will wash out the stains! 

Lust is not Love. Do you desire what will not pass away?          1Jn 2:15-17 "Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world--the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions--is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever."         Is it what you can own? Absolute Love owns all things.  Is it whatever your eyes are enticed by? Absolute Love is unseen. Is it whatever your body craves? This body will decay and go back to dust. Absolute Love embodies and gives life to all things.  

Absolute Love will bring all the nations together in one voice, to worhip together in loving response.        Psa 86 "A Prayer of David. Incline your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.  Preserve my life, for I am godly; save your servant, who trusts in you--you are my God. Be gracious to me, O Lord, for to you do I cry all the day.  Gladden the soul of your servant, for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.  For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you. Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer; listen to my plea for grace. In the day of my trouble I call upon you, for you answer me. There is none like you among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works like yours. All the nations you have made shall come and worship before you, O Lord, and shall glorify your name. For you are great and do wondrous things; you alone are God. Teach me your way, O LORD, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name. I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify your name forever. For great is your steadfast love toward me; you have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol. O God, insolent men have risen up against me; a band of ruthless men seeks my life, and they do not set you before them. But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness. Turn to me and be gracious to me; give your strength to your servant, and save the son of your maidservant. Show me a sign of your favor, that those who hate me may see and be put to shame because you, LORD, have helped me and comforted me."

Absolute Love brings freedom.             Psa 118:4-6 "Let those who fear the LORD say, "His steadfast love endures forever." Out of my distress I called on the LORD; the LORD answered me and set me free. The LORD is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?"         Absolute Love brings joy.             Psa 118:22-24 "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is the LORD's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. "          Absolute Love brings a sense of gratefulness.         Psa 118:29 "Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!"

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Psa 119:32 "I will run in the way of your commandments when you enlarge my heart!"                  Let absolute love expand the capacity of your heart.       Psa 119:41,42 "Let your steadfast love come to me, O LORD, your salvation according to your promise, then shall I have an answer for him who taunts me, for I trust in your word."          Psa 119:64 "The earth, O LORD, is full of your steadfast love; teach me your statutes."     Does creation cause you to want to know how to love him and his laws  to delight in them?                Psa 119:76-77 "Let your steadfast love comfort me according to your promise to your servant. Let your mercy come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight."

Absolute Love causes us to be grateful. Gratitude is the mark of finding absolute love.  Have you given thanks today?                  Psa 136 "Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever. Give thanks to the God of gods, for his steadfast love endures forever. Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his steadfast love endures forever; to him who alone does great wonders, for his steadfast love endures forever; to him who by understanding made the heavens, for his steadfast love endures forever; to him who spread out the earth above the waters, for his steadfast love endures forever; to him who made the great lights, for his steadfast love endures forever; the sun to rule over the day, for his steadfast love endures forever; the moon and stars to rule over the night, for his steadfast love endures forever; to him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, for his steadfast love endures forever; and brought Israel out from among them, for his steadfast love endures forever with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, for his steadfast love endures forever; to him who divided the Red Sea in two, for his steadfast love endures forever; and made Israel pass through the midst of it, for his steadfast love endures forever; but overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea, for his steadfast love endures forever; to him who led his people through the wilderness, for his steadfast love endures forever; to him who struck down great kings, for his steadfast love endures forever; and killed mighty kings, for his steadfast love endures forever; Sihon, king of the Amorites, for his steadfast love endures forever; and Og, king of Bashan, for his steadfast love endures forever; and gave their land as a heritage, for his steadfast love endures forever; a heritage to Israel his servant, for his steadfast love endures forever. It is he who remembered us in our low estate, for his steadfast love endures forever; and rescued us from our foes, for his steadfast love endures forever; he who gives food to all flesh, for his steadfast love endures forever. Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures forever."

Psa 63:3-7 Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands. My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food, and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips, when I remember you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the watches of the night; for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy. The Absolute Love of God is better than life itself. Is this where you are finding your joy today? Is this where you're looking for help? Exo 34:6-7 The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty,

Why would you try to go it alone. God is Absolute Love. 1Pe 5:6-7 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. Do you want to be lifted up it comes from looking away from yourself and turning to God.  Exo 34:6-7 The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty

Mat 11:27-30 All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." To find peace and rest in Absolute Love you have to take upon yourself the "yoke" of obeying Jesus Christ. It is not unconditional love, but it is freely offered.

Absolute Love is Absolute in giving mercy and judgment.   From "God's Glory in Salvation Through Judgment" by James M. Hamilton Jr.   "Yet, Yahweh is pleased to show kindness and as he declared to Moses that he would show mercy to whomever he pleased (Ex. 33:19) He chooses to show mercy to one whose unworthiness underscores the riches of his grace. Thus the free, unconstrained mercy of God is displayed in all its glory, and the burning of Jericho makes the salvation of Rahab and her family more heavy with the weight of the glory of God."      We know little of this weight of the glory of God's Absolute Love because we have taken the judgment of Love lightly and replaced it with a love that is meaningless and powerless.

What is the nature of God's Absolute Love? Joh 3:35 The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand. Joh 3:36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him. God's Love is an overflow of Himself. It is not unconditional. Namely His overflow of the loving relationships within Himself. Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Three in One. Deu 6:4 "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Exo 34:6-7 The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty

Exo 34:6 "The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, Exo 34:7 keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty. Absolute love is not unconditional love. Absolute love is sacrificial love in that it continually looks for the absolute best for us even in our rebellion. There are things that God hates. His absolute love is set against these things. Pro 6:16-19 There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers.

Exo 34:6 "The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, Exo 34:7 keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty.Absolute Love pours love out upon those in need! Deu 10:17 For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who is not partial and takes no bribe. Deu 10:18 He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing. Deu 10:19 Love the sojourner, therefore, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

Exo 34:6 The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, Exo 34:7 keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty,  I John 4:8, 16 God is love. God's love is absolute, not unconditional. How hard, how much are you seeking Him? Deu 4:29 But from there you will seek the LORD your God and you will find him, if you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul.

I John 4:8,16 God is love. Exo 34:6 The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, Exo 34:7 keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, How does absolute love blend love and justice? 1Jn 4:10 In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

I John 4:8,16 God is love. Deu 6:5
God's love is not unconditional. It comes with commands. God is a loving parent. Parents give sacrificial love for sure. God is relational, no loving relationship lasts without boundaries. God's love is absolute. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. God's Love is better than unconditional. Psa 33:5 He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD.

 I John 4:8,16 God is Love.Yes, God is revealed as a loving God to the followers of Jesus in both the Old and New Testaments. Most think of the anger and judgement of God when they think of the Old Testament. When Moses asked God to reveal His glory this is what happened. Exo 34:6 The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, Exo 34:7Overflowing with steadfast love, this is the glory of God in Old and New.  Love encompasses justice and judgement. keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty

God is love! I John 4:8,16Grace and Mercy overflow from I AM. Grace and Mercy are God's prerogative. God's Grace and Mercy are not arbitrary they are absolute. They flow from the one who is absolute. I AM is Absolutely Love. Exo 33:18 Moses said, "Please show me your glory." Exo 33:19 And he said, "I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name 'The LORD.' And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.

Lev 19:10 And you shall not strip your vineyard bare, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am the LORD your God. Lev 19:11Hardly anyone reads the books of the laws and statutes of God's people, Leviticus. Yes, some of the ceremonial laws, sacrificial laws and purification laws have been eclipsed by the all encompassing life, death and resurrection of Christ. Yet, the intent of harmony, justice and truth contained, points forever to the absolute love of God. God is forever looking to pour favor on the least favorable people in this world of sickness and self elevation. The poor, the sojourner, the alien, widow and orphan are especially under the eye and care of the one who is absolute love. "You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another.

Why do you do you do the things you do? Is it a reflection of Absolute Love?         Luk 14:12-24 He said also to the man who had invited him, "When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just." When one of those who reclined at table with him heard these things, he said to him, "Blessed is everyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!" But he said to him, "A man once gave a great banquet and invited many.  And at the time for the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, 'Come, for everything is now ready.' But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please have me excused.' And another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them. Please have me excused.'And another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.' So the servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his servant, 'Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor and crippled and blind and lame.' And the servant said, 'Sir, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.' And the master said to the servant, 'Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled. For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.'"   It will take an innumerable amount of people who respond to fill the infinite expanse of God's Absolute Love! What are you waiting for, come to the banquet.

For those who are agnostic or atheistic, I can agree that religion can be dangerous and lots of bad things have been done in the name of various religions. Isn’t that just to say that human beings do terrible things to one another and to their environment? In other words, we have lost much of our ability to love. In turn, wouldn’t you agree that if we could find a common ground, an absolute, which would lend itself to better love one another, it would be a better world in which to live? After all, lots of warlords and political despots were also people who had no belief in

God or absolutes. Please take a brief walk toward contemplating absolute love and see if you agree. Whether you are #Muslim, #Jewish, #Christian, #agnostic, or #atheist, I think all would agree love is an absolute.

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The importance of humility in handling revealed truth, and “speaking the truth in love” is a great caution for us to hold on to if we feel we know what God has revealed as truth. In our finitude and limited understanding (“now we know in part”—“we see through a glass dimly”), we can be far from the mark of the application God wants us to convey. Our understanding of situations is always limited (relative) to not knowing all of the circumstance. This includes all of our understanding of God, though it is reality revealed in His Word (The Bible); our understanding is limited in perspective. An example is the caution of James to “being quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God.” Our anger, even if justified, is limited to our perspective. “All our righteousness is as filthy rags.” Therefore anger in us produces, more often than not, immoral or unrighteous results. Yet God can be angry and bring about righteousness. YHWH is Absolute Love.

Tyrannical governments and despotic rulers, whether under the name

of a so-called “god” or to make themselves to be god, are the wasteland of

human history. The carnage flows back to the fall and our eviction from

standing in the presence of I AM, the three in one. The loss of life, liberty,

and everlasting happiness is inevitably the result of separation from Him.

Thinking that I AM might be withholding some pleasure or benefit from

us, we seek to find benefit elsewhere. In seeking freedom from the creator,

the creature has become trapped in the prisons of our own making. There

is no absolute apart from Him. The inalienable rights of life, liberty, and

the pursuit of happiness being self-evident also evidence the purpose of I

AM in the way He created the world.
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The United States Declaration of Independence  

 " —That whenever any

Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right

of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government,

laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such

form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should

not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience

hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are

sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they

are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing

invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute

Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government,

and to provide new Guards for their future security.”

Determination is the characteristic of believing that gives us the

ability to persist until that which has been started is completed. The

key characteristic of determination is steadfastness, completion. The

loss of determination brings about an inability to follow through,

indecision.       Let not your heart envy sinners, but continue in the fear of the LORD all the day. For they did not continue in my covenant, and so I showed no concern for them, declares the Lord

Pro_23:17
Heb_8:9

Rest is the characteristic of believing that gives us the ability to see

past obstacles to our own well-being and the well-being of others so that

we can peacefully work to overcome those obstacles and overthrow those

who are setting them up. The key characteristic of rest is peacefulness.

The loss of rest brings about anxiety, panic.            Deu_12:9  for you have not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance that the LORD your God is giving you.    Mat 11:28-30 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."

Justice is the characteristic outgrowth of believing that gives us the

ability to act rightly on behalf of God so that despots (those who want

to control, oppress, and use others for personal gain) are not allowed to

triumph and the defenseless are defended. The key characteristic of justice

is righteousness. The loss of justice brings about either apathy or being

overbearing (despotism).             "The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he.            Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before you.

Deu_32:4
Psa_89:14