i would propose that Jesus didn’t come, die, conquer all evil, & be raised again because he hated the devil, his evil doings, and wanted to destroy his kingdom… but that Jesus came, died, conquered all evil, & was raised again because He is love, and loved us so immensely that He wanted the very best for us: freedom in Him.
do you preach/pray/prophesy/heal/etc because you hate the devil & want to demolish his kingdom? or even because you want to see the supernatural? or do you preach/pray/prophesy/heal/etc because you love those you’re ministering to and want the very best for them?
you can demolish the devil’s kingdom without love,
but you cannot love without demolishing the devil’s kingdom (seen inevitably as a fruit of the love given).
once again, 1 Corinthians 13. all day, err’day.
I may speak in different languages of people or even angels. But if I do not have love, I am only a noisy bell or a crashing cymbal. I may have the gift of prophecy. I may understand all the secret things of God and have all knowledge, and I may have faith so great I can move mountains. But even with all these things, if I do not have love, then I am nothing. I may give away everything I have, and I may even give my body as an offering to be burned. But I gain nothing if I do not have love. (verses 1-3, NCV)
