Love! What a wonderful thing. Everywhere you turn seems like there is always someone talking about love. How to find it, how to keep it. Everyone seems to have an opinion on what love really means. The true meaning of love is clearly summed up for us by the apostle Paul in his letter to the Corinthians. We have already learned that even if we possess a great spiritual gift, but do not have love, we really have nothing. This week we will continue in the passage to see some of the enduring qualities of love. A word of warning, the list can be very convicted. Often we like to think of love as a warm, fuzzy feeling. But what we see here is love being patient, kind, selfless, and true. Most of all, love is a commitment. This week, let's renew our commitment to love those around us and to love Christ more and more every day. Remember, "God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners Christ died for us." (Sound familiar?) Because he first loved us, let's show His love to the world today.
1Corinthians 13:4-8a
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is no rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.
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