Creflo Dollar Ministries

Marked by God’s Love

Author: Taffi Dollar

 

Summary:

Experiencing God’s love brings us great joy. That joy propels us to take our love for Him to the next level, and we become motivated to give sacrificially.

 

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1. God said, “This is my Son, chosen and marked by my love, delight of my life” (Matthew 3:15-17, Mark 1:9, The Message)
1. This is what God said about Jesus when He was baptized. God sees us just as He saw Jesus.
1. Mark the blameless man, there is a happy end for the man of peace (Psalm 37:37, AMP).
2. Mark means evidence, or something noticeable, singled out or set apart.
3. We are marked by our thoughts, heart, attitude, and actions.  
2. We are to live out God’s Word in our actions every day.   
1. Every Christian should desire to be distinguished by his or her godly actions.
2. Examples of people who were marked by God.
1. Mary, Martha, and Lazarus were marked by Jesus. He made a mark in their lives that could not be erased.  
1. Mary anointed Jesus’ feet with ointment that was worth a year’s salary (John 12:3-9).
2. There is another account in the Gospels of another woman doing the same thing (Luke 7:36-48, AMP).
1. This account describes the woman weeping as she washed Jesus’ feet with her hair and tears.
3. She kissed His feet and anointed them with oil from her alabaster box.
4. Her life was marked by Jesus; she loved Him very much.
2. Jesus taught this lesson about her: she was willing to love much because she had been forgiven of much (Luke 7:39-43, AMP).
1. Those of us who remember our sins, which God forgave, have much love for others.
3. What would cause Mary to love with such intensity?
1. In our own lives, when God does something wonderful for us, we cannot help but have great love for Him.
2. Lazarus, the brother of Mary and Martha, had died of a certain illness (John 11:1-46).
   1. When Jesus came to see him, he had been dead for four days.
   2. Mary and other Jews wept over Lazarus’ death; and so did Jesus.
   3. However, Jesus performed a miracle and raised him from the dead.
3. Just as Jesus loved Lazarus, He loves us.
   1. Remember the state you were in before you were saved.
   2. There were probably many things you were delivered from.
   3. We all can relate to Mary (in John 12) as she poured out rare and costly perfume as an act of worship toward Jesus.
   4. She knew that she would not have had anything at all had it not been for Jesus. Think of the great things God has done for you. Meditate on the fact that God loves you with an undying, unfailing love.
   5. Consider where He has brought you from. It should make you want to do something extravagant for Him.

Scripture References:

• Matthew 3:15-17, The Message
• Mark 1:9, The Message
• Psalm 37:37, AMP
• John 12:3-9
• Luke 7:36-48, AMP
• John 11:1-46