No, I’m not speaking of Al Green…..although I must admit, I like the song.

Love and happiness is about fact and opinion. It is a fact that God is love. When someone defines happiness, it is their opinion of what happiness is. It is very important to distinguish between the two. Love nailed Jesus to the cross. Love snatched to keys from Satan. Love knows no evil. And love endures all things. Happiness changes from day to day. Happiness is selfish. Happiness is manipulative and happiness fades in and out. When you want to know what love is, look in the mirror. Through the eyes of faith you should see the righteousness of God. By the Spirit of God, you should hear joybells ringing in your soul. From your lips you should taste the sweetness of His grace and mercy. Your hands should be able to touch the hem of His garment for healing and restoration. And your nose should inhale His awesome anointing—this is the love that passes all understanding. And this is the Love that will MAKE you do right, even when wrong is present.

Love and…..Love to you,

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The Bible says in Mark 11 that Jesus was hungry and seeing a fig tree from afar off He approached to only find leaves. But what many miss in this text is that Jesus knew, “it was not time for figs, yet.”  So why did He look for figs knowing it wasn’t their season?

It is important to note here that the fig tree is an Old Testament symbol for Israel. And Jesus being the all-knowing one was using the “unproductive” tree as a teaching tool for His disciples. What was He teaching you ask? As you read on down in Mark 11, you’ll find Jesus expounding on faith, prayer and forgiveness. Jesus wanted us to be mindful of the curse only as a memorial for the days of old when Israel was unproductive. Today, the church must be fruitful in faith, prayer and forgiveness. We cannot just be pretty leaves flowing in the wind as hungry people pass by wondering, “Are you good….for nothing?”

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