Love God

I Can See Clearly Now
Love God

Proverbs‬ ‭29:18‬ ‭ESV‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬
Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the law.

Habakkuk‬ ‭2:2‬ ‭ESV‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬
‭‭‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬And the Lord answered me: “Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it.”

The Vision of The River is to see people saved, healed, set free, discipled, equipped, empowered, and serving in ministry.

That statement is:
The vision of The River is to –
Love God, Love People, Change Your World.
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Love God

If you love God, you want what He wants. Your will aligns with His will.

John 14:15 (NLT)
“If you love Me, obey My commandments.”

John 14:23 (NLT)
Jesus replied, “All who love Me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and We will come and make Our home with each of them.”

Psalms‬ ‭40:8‬ ‭ESV‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬
I delight to do your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.”

Matthew‬ ‭6:9-10‬ ‭ESV‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬
‭‬‬‬‬ Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”‬

A. God wants everyone saved!!
Luke‬ ‭19:10‬ ‭NLT‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬
“For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.”

1Timothy‬ ‭1:15‬ ‭NLT‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬
This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them all.

John‬ ‭3:16-17‬ ‭NLT‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬
‭‬‬‬‬‬“For this is how God loved the world: He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent His Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through Him.”‬

2 Peter‬ ‭3:9‬ ‭NLT‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬
The Lord isn’t really being slow about His promise, as some people think. No, He is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent.

B. God wants everyone healed!!

1 Peter‬ ‭2:24‬ ‭ESV‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬
He himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By His wounds you have been healed.

Acts 5:16‬ ‭NLT ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬
Crowds came from the villages around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those possessed by evil spirits, and they were all healed.

Matthew‬ ‭4:24‬ ‭NLT‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬
‭‭‬‬‬‬‬‬News about Him spread as far as Syria, and people soon began bringing to Him all who were sick. And whatever their sickness or disease, or if they were demon possessed or epileptic or paralyzed—He healed them all.‬‬

Matthew 8:16 (NLT)
That evening many demon-possessed people were brought to Jesus. He cast out the evil spirits with a simple command, and He healed all the sick.

Matthew‬ ‭9:35‬ ‭NLT‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬
Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages of that area, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And He healed every kind of disease and illness.

Matthew 12:15 (NLT)
But Jesus knew what they were planning. So He left that area, and many people followed Him. He healed all the sick among them,

Luke‬ ‭9:1‬ ‭NLT‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬
One day Jesus called together His twelve disciples and gave them power and authority to cast out all demons and to heal all diseases.
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Acts 5:16 (NLT)
Crowds came from the villages around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those possessed by evil spirits, and they were all healed.

C. God wants everyone free!!

Galatians 3:22 (NLT)
But the Scriptures declare that we are all prisoners of sin, so we receive God’s promise of freedom only by believing in Jesus Christ.

Galatians 4:4-7 (NLT)
But when the right time came, God sent His Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. God sent Him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that He could adopt us as His very own children. And because we are His children, God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, “Abba, Father.” Now you are no longer a slave but God’s own child. And since you are His child, God has made you His heir.

Galatians‬ ‭5:1‬ ‭ESV‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬
For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.

Loving God means loving what He loves and wanting what He wants!

God wants everyone SAVED – HEALED – SET FREE!