ARMOR OF LOVE 2

Let's begin in prayer:  Father I lay down all my understandings and insights at your feet, and say not my will but Your will be done in my learning and growing in True Authority.  Help me to know You more as I study to show myself approved, a workman/woman having my senses excersised to know good from evil, in Jesus' name I pray, Amen.

Let's begin part 2 of Armor of Love:

 

In Ephesians 6:10 we are told to BE strong in the Lord (God) and IN the power of His Might.

  

This is so awesome - let me clarify - BE STRONG - doesn't say try to be or act like you are, or copy someone else - nope!  BE means, according to the Thesaurus

BE –	Exist	Live
Be alive	Survive	Be there
Be present	Be real	Be situated
Be located	Remain	Stay
Be there	Take place	Happen
Occur	Transpire	Come about
Come to pass	Ensure

  

These words should help you begin to get a deeper insight to what God has purposed and is in the process of preparing you for. 

Let's check out the next word in this scripture - Strong

 

Strong	Physically powerful	Muscular
Sturdy	Tough	Stalwart
Robust	Solid	Durable
Hard-wearing	Resilient	Concentrated
Sharp	Dazzling	Bright
Brilliant	Intense	Clear
Convincing	Effective	Persuasive
Formidable	Fervent	Great
Deep	Powerful	Passionate
Dedicated	Firm	Eager

 

Are you beginning to get a clearer insight of being strong?

 

The definition of Lord is compiled as follows from Easton's Bible Dictionary:

(1.) Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form “Jehovah” is retained only in Ex. 6:3; Ps. 83:18; Isa. 12:2; 26:4, both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.

(2.) Heb. ‘adon, means one possessed of absolute control. It denotes a master, as of slaves (Gen. 24:14, 27), or a ruler of his subjects (45:8), or a husband, as lord of his wife (18:12).

The old PLURAL form of this Hebrew word is ’adonai. From a superstitious reverence for the name “Jehovah,” the Jews, in reading their Scriptures, whenever that name occurred, always pronounced it ’Adonai.

(3.) Greek kurios, a supreme master, etc. In the LXX. this is invariably used for “Jehovah” and ”‘Adonai.”

 

What I get from the above definition is that we are to be one in God, based on Jesus' prayer in John 17: read the complete chapter below in all 3 versions - again take notes as God opens/enlightens the eyes of your understanding:

Passage John 17 : 21 Century KJV
   ¹These words spoke Jesus and lifted up His eyes to Heaven and said, "Father, the hour is come. Glorify Thy Son, that Thy Son also may glorify Thee,

   ²as Thou hast given Him power over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as Thou hast given Him.

   ³And this is life eternal: that they might know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent.

   ⁴I have glorified Thee on the earth; I have finished the work which Thou gavest Me to do.

    ⁵And now, O Father, glorify Thou Me with Thine own Self with the glory which I had with Thee before the world was.

    ⁶"I have manifested Thy name unto the men whom Thou gavest Me out of the world. Thine they were, and Thou gavest them to Me, and they have kept Thy Word.

   ⁷Now they have known that all things whatsoever Thou hast given Me are of Thee.

   ⁸For I have given unto them the Words which Thou gavest Me; and they have received them and have known surely that I came out from Thee, and they have believed that Thou didst send Me.

   ⁹I pray for them; I pray not for the world, but for them whom Thou hast given Me, for they are Thine.

   ¹⁰And all Mine are Thine, and Thine are Mine, and I am glorified in them.

   ¹¹And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to Thee. Holy Father, keep through Thine own name those whom Thou hast given Me, that they may be one, as We are.

   ¹²While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Thy name. Those that Thou gavest Me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.

   ¹³"And now come I to Thee, and these things I speak in the world, that they might have My joy fulfilled in themselves.

   ¹⁴I have given them Thy Word, and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

   ¹⁵I pray not that Thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that Thou shouldest keep them from the evil.

   ¹⁶They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

   ¹⁷Sanctify them through Thy truth: Thy Word is truth.

   ¹⁸As Thou hast sent Me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.

   ¹⁹And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.

   ²⁰"Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also who shall believe in Me through their word,

   ²¹that they all may be one, as Thou, Father, art in Me and I in Thee, that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that Thou hast sent Me.

   ²²And the glory which Thou gavest Me I have given them, that they may be one, even as We are one:

   ²³I in them and Thou in Me, that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that Thou hast sent Me and hast loved them, as Thou hast loved Me.

   ²⁴"Father, I will that they also, whom Thou hast given Me, be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which Thou hast given Me; for Thou loved Me before the foundation of the world.

   ²⁵"O righteous Father, the world hath not known Thee, but I have known Thee, and these have known that Thou hast sent Me.

   ²⁶And I have declared unto them Thy name, and will declare it, that the love wherewith Thou hast loved Me may be in them, and I in them."

 

AMP Passage John 17 :
     ¹WHEN JESUS had spoken these things, He lifted up His eyes to heaven and said, Father, the hour has come. Glorify and exalt and honor and magnify Your Son, so that Your Son may glorify and extol and honor and magnify You.

    ²[Just as] You have granted Him power and authority over all flesh (all humankind), [now glorify Him] so that He may give eternal life to all whom You have given Him.

    ³And this is eternal life: [it means] to know (to perceive, recognize, become acquainted with, and understand) You, the only true and real God, and [likewise] to know Him, Jesus [as the] Christ (the Anointed One, the Messiah), Whom You have sent.

    ⁴I have glorified You down here on the earth by completing the work that You gave Me to do.

    ⁵And now, Father, glorify Me along with Yourself and restore Me to such majesty and honor in Your presence as I had with You before the world existed.

    ⁶I have manifested Your Name [I have revealed Your very Self, Your real Self] to the people whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, and You gave them to Me, and they have obeyed and kept Your word.

    ⁷Now [at last] they know and understand that all You have given Me belongs to You [is really and truly Yours].

    ⁸For the [uttered] words that You gave Me I have given them; and they have received and accepted [them] and have come to know positively and in reality [to believe with absolute assurance] that I came forth from Your presence, and they have believed and are convinced that You did send Me.

    ⁹I am praying for them. I am not praying (requesting) for the world, but for those You have given Me, for they belong to You.

    ¹⁰All [things that are] Mine are Yours, and all [things that are] Yours belong to Me; and I am glorified in (through) them. [They have done Me honor; in them My glory is achieved.]

    ¹¹And [now] I am no more in the world, but these are [still] in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, keep in Your Name [in the knowledge of Yourself] those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We [are one].

    ¹²While I was with them, I kept and preserved them in Your Name [in the knowledge and worship of You]. Those You have given Me I guarded and protected, and not one of them has perished or is lost except the son of perdition [Judas Iscariot--the one who is now doomed to destruction, destined to be lost], that the Scripture might be fulfilled.

    ¹³And now I am coming to You; I say these things while I am still in the world, so that My joy may be made full and complete and perfect in them [that they may experience My delight fulfilled in them, that My enjoyment may be perfected in their own souls, that they may have My gladness within them, filling their hearts].

    ¹⁴I have given and delivered to them Your word (message) and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world [do not belong to the world], just as I am not of the world.

    ¹⁵I do not ask that You will take them out of the world, but that You will keep and protect them from the evil one.

    ¹⁶They are not of the world (worldly, belonging to the world), [just] as I am not of the world.

    ¹⁷Sanctify them [purify, consecrate, separate them for Yourself, make them holy] by the Truth; Your Word is Truth.

    ¹⁸Just as You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world.

    ¹⁹And so for their sake and on their behalf I sanctify (dedicate, consecrate) Myself, that they also may be sanctified (dedicated, consecrated, made holy) in the Truth.

    ²⁰Neither for these alone do I pray [it is not for their sake only that I make this request], but also for all those who will ever come to believe in (trust in, cling to, rely on) Me through their word and teaching,

    ²¹That they all may be one, [just] as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be one in Us, so that the world may believe and be convinced that You have sent Me.

    ²²I have given to them the glory and honor which You have given Me, that they may be one [even] as We are one:

    ²³I in them and You in Me, in order that they may become one and perfectly united, that the world may know and [definitely] recognize that You sent Me and that You have loved them [even] as You have loved Me.

    ²⁴Father, I desire that they also whom You have entrusted to Me [as Your gift to Me] may be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory, which You have given Me [Your love gift to Me]; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.

    ²⁵O just and righteous Father, although the world has not known You and has failed to recognize You and has never acknowledged You, I have known You [continually]; and these men understand and know that You have sent Me.

    ²⁶I have made Your Name known to them and revealed Your character and Your very Self, and I will continue to make [You] known, that the love which You have bestowed upon Me may be in them [felt in their hearts] and that I [Myself] may be in them

The Message Passage John 17 :
Jesus' Prayer for His Followers

   ^{1 -5} Jesus said these things. Then, raising his eyes in prayer, he said:
   Father, it's time.
   Display the bright splendor of your Son
   So the Son in turn may show your bright splendor.
   You put him in charge of everything human
   So he might give real and eternal life to all in his charge.
   And this is the real and eternal life:
   That they know you,
   The one and only true God,
   And Jesus Christ, whom you sent.
   I glorified you on earth
   By completing down to the last detail
   What you assigned me to do.
   And now, Father, glorify me with your very own splendor,
   The very splendor I had in your presence
   Before there was a world.

   ^{6 -12}I spelled out your character in detail
   To the men and women you gave me.
   They were yours in the first place;
   Then you gave them to me,
   And they have now done what you said.
   They know now, beyond the shadow of a doubt,
   That everything you gave me is firsthand from you,
   For the message you gave me, I gave them;
   And they took it, and were convinced
   That I came from you.
   They believed that you sent me.
   I pray for them.
   I'm not praying for the God-rejecting world
   But for those you gave me,
   For they are yours by right.
   Everything mine is yours, and yours mine,
   And my life is on display in them.
   For I'm no longer going to be visible in the world;
   They'll continue in the world
   While I return to you.
   Holy Father, guard them as they pursue this life
   That you conferred as a gift through me,
   So they can be one heart and mind
   As we are one heart and mind.
   As long as I was with them, I guarded them
   In the pursuit of the life you gave through me;
   I even posted a night watch.
   And not one of them got away,
   Except for the rebel bent on destruction
   (the exception that proved the rule of Scripture).

   ^{13 -19}Now I'm returning to you.
   I'm saying these things in the world's hearing
   So my people can experience
   My joy completed in them.
   I gave them your word;
   The godless world hated them because of it,
   Because they didn't join the world's ways,
   Just as I didn't join the world's ways.
   I'm not asking that you take them out of the world
   But that you guard them from the Evil One.
   They are no more defined by the world
   Than I am defined by the world.
   Make them holy—consecrated—with the truth;
   Your word is consecrating truth.
   In the same way that you gave me a mission in the world,
   I give them a mission in the world.
   I'm consecrating myself for their sakes
   So they'll be truth-consecrated in their mission.

   ^{20 -23}I'm praying not only for them
   But also for those who will believe in me
   Because of them and their witness about me.
   The goal is for all of them to become one heart and mind—
   Just as you, Father, are in me and I in you,
   So they might be one heart and mind with us.
   Then the world might believe that you, in fact, sent me.
   The same glory you gave me, I gave them,
   So they'll be as unified and together as we are—
   I in them and you in me.
   Then they'll be mature in this oneness,
   And give the godless world evidence
   That you've sent me and loved them
   In the same way you've loved me.

   ^{24 -26}Father, I want those you gave me
   To be with me, right where I am,
   So they can see my glory, the splendor you gave me,
   Having loved me
   Long before there ever was a world.
   Righteous Father, the world has never known you,
   But I have known you, and these disciples know
   That you sent me on this mission.
   I have made your very being known to them—
   Who you are and what you do—
   And continue to make it known,
   So that your love for me
   Might be in them
   Exactly as I am in them.

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We are getting to place of acknowledging God as our Armor of Love - and how this places us in True Authority - pray for God alone in, through, by and of the Name above all names, JESUS, conforms you to JESUS' image and transforms you into BEing his child of authority - Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen = 5 = Grace!