Series: Maintaining this Hope

We are looking primarily at the word Maran atha today especially in connection with the love the church has for the Lord Jesus. Surprisingly the word Phileo comes up in relation to our desire for His return which is a friendship type of love. Without question the believer is to agape love the Lord, but I find it very significant that we are also to be fond of Him...sharing in His desires and adopting as our won His purposes. To stand with and behind Him in all things. There are some ways in which this word presses home on a stronger relationship in that it is a kind of love that goes beyond family love. Wise Solomon said that there are friends who stick closer than a brother - THAT is phileo love and THAT is the type of love which crys out form the heart - Maran athan - Lord Jesus, come!