Arise Complete part four

This theme of freedom from bondage to and dependence on man is found throughout Paul's epistles. Look at Colossians 3:23 - "And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily as to the Lord and not unto men". When we serve one another in love, it is the Lord of Love we are serving for did he not say, as you have done it to the least of these, you have done it unto me? God is love. Love comes from God and will return to him one day. Only that which is born of love will remain forever. God grants authority in the Body of Christ and raises up leadership and God is love therefore Love grants authority in the Body, so as soon as a leader ceases to love people, with a godly, pure love, motivated solely by a deep desire to love God and people, he removes himself from the realm of authority God has placed him in and he no longer has true authority.
With Jesus, we must all say "My meat is to do the Will of him that sent me AND TO FINISH HIS WORK" Jn:4:34. Once again the second Adam repudiates the great sin of the first Adam; that of putting man's will above God's and so must we all. We must suffer in our own private Gethsemane till we come to the place of humility, of saying sincerely from our hearts, not MY will but THINE be done, heavenly Father. Jesus served the Will of his Father, not man's. It was his Father's will for him to lay down his life for all; for God (the Father) so loved the world he gave his only begotten son but the son also loved the world to the point that he obeyed the father and gave himself freely to the Father's will. Make no mistake, your path on this earth may at times lead to suffering but it will always benefit you or someone God loves. Perhaps his enemies. We also, out of obedience to the Father must lay our lives down for one another and a fallen world that hates and despises us but as we do, remember, we are doing it out of obedience to his will, not our own or any man's. This way, we can never take any glory for any good that comes from us for it all originates with him and it all goes back to him and this way we can not fail for love can not fail. He is our righteousness, our peace and our joy. If he didn't share his nature with us, his very life blood, we would all be lost to him forever. Never, ever can we take any glory for ourselves. Selah.