Fervent love

1Pe 1:17 And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear

The Father
WITHOUT respect of persons
Judges according to every man's WORK
Pass the time of our sojourning here in FEAR

What do we imagine this means? Seriously, what? God doesn't hold one man to a higher level than another in the grand scheme of things. Each man has a certain accountability to God to choose Him over Satan, to choose good over evil. We make our choices and we must live by those choices. The Father in heaven does NOT prejudge us because we are born into a sinful nature. Our Father in heaven judges us according to the actions of our lives- our choices- all that we are and that is our work- our way of living the life He's given to us. We have to realize we are JUDGED. We can't be stupid and keep our heads buried deep in the sand thinking we are our own masters and have no one to answer to. We have to answer to our heavenly Father. Every single human being has to answer to the Father. You might not believe it, but you'll have to answer for your unbelief. Is it any wonder we are to pass our time here on earth in fear? The fear of failing to be judged worthy, the fear of failing to be judged upon the righteousness of Christ. If we are judged according to our own righteousness we will be judged wholly unworthy. We need to fear, we need to understand that the fear can work to instill in us desire, the need to seek the righteousness of Christ, to seek the faith we need. When we don't fear we have no reason at all to comprehend our need of God.

1Pe 1:18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers

We cannot save ourselves with bribery. We cannot save ourselves using our material, earthly wealth. We have to realize that there is NOT a single thing we do that saves us- other than choosing to believe- a choice to be saved, we can only make that single choice and allow God to save us. We must allow the sacrifice of our Savior to live in us, to live for us.

1Pe 1:19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
1Pe 1:20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
1Pe 1:21 Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
1Pe 1:22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently

The PRECIOUS BLOOD of CHRIST.
As a LAMB without BLEMISH without SPOT.
FORORDAINED BEFORE the FOUNDATION of the WORLD.
MANIFEST in these LAST TIMES for US.
BY JESUS WE BELIEVE in GOD.
God RAISED Jesus from the dead.
God gave Jesus GLORY so WE may have FAITH and HOPE in GOD!
We PURIFY ourselves when we OBEY the TRUTH through the HOLY SPIRIT- to UNFEIGNED LOVE REAL REAL LOVE of each other! When we LOVE each other with a PURE HEART FERVENTLY!

Read that again… UNFEIGNED LOVE for each other! Loving each other with a PURE HEART FERVENTLY!

How many of us do this?????

Seriously, how many? Do you, do I? Do we?

Do we love others FERVENTLY?

Oh, for the love of our Savior may we LOVE others fervently! Please God help us to do this at a time when the love of many is waxing so very, very cold.

Please Lord, please.