Agape Love - God's Love Through the Traffic Light

Everybody maybe wondering about the title and sub title of this article.  Can a traffic light really symbolically refer to God’s agape love?  When you finish this tract you will see that it does.  It’s amazing to see how a traffic light can be used almost like a parable.  That is what Jesus did with us.  Jesus said those who understand the parables will see the mysteries surrounding God’s word.  Mark 4:11 “And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:” Take time to see the warnings throughout the rest of the bible.  What did God do?  John 3:17 “17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.”  This is all about conviction not condemnation.  The enemy creates condemnation.  How does he accomplish this?  The first half of John 10:10 tells us “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy:” all three of those words can bring on condemnation . Now, let’s get started.

What do we usually do when the light turns red on the traffic light?  We are supposed to be stopping.  When we fail to stop at a light at least three things could possibly happen.  One, we could be involve with a wreck.  Two, if caught could be pull over by the police.  Three, we were what we call lucky that nothing happened.  How can we approach this with the word of God?

God gives us a red light through his love.  I call them the hard subjects of the bible.  Many times we fail to see those warnings as God’s love which is actually his protection.  Remember what Jesus said about those who fail to take a warning.  John 3:18 “He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” This is a hard warning to get it right.  This is like running that red light or in our terms “just follow the truths half way.” Proverbs 11:14 “Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.”  We can’t have any better protection than the Trinity.  We can even see where Paul expresses a similar statement. Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

When we see a yellow light it tells us to take precaution.  It is the same as a yield sign.  This means beware of our surroundings and continue to go through if it is okay.  Right!  The same approach happens in God’s word.

We can take precaution by getting into prayer.  Here in this verse we can see why we need to take precaution. 1 John 4:1 “Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.”  Hebrews 4:16 “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”  Then stick around for the answer and God will tell us to move forward or stop and wait.  Psalms 32:8 “I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.”  Again, we see God’s perfect love causing us to take a moment with him to be guided to his blessings and not falling into the enemy’s trap.

A green light is what everybody wants to see.  It tells us we move forward and not be delayed any longer.  God’s word gives us a green light as well.  There are at least three things that we can see in a green light for us spiritually.

The first one is our salvation by accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. 1 John 4:9 “In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.”

The second one is when God orders our footsteps his blessings will protect us from slipping into the wrong direction Psalms 17:5 “Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.”
The third one is if God gives us a plan it will not fail, but we need to keep faith in him that it will come to pass. Habakkuk 2:3 “For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.”

No matter what goes on in our life, God’s love is there for us; for those who believe. 1 John 4:16 “And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.” 
 
Wondering what it takes to start getting God’s Agape Love working for us? Go to the Do You Know Jesus and read the salvation message. This is a great place to start.

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