LOVE 1 Corinthians 13 If I could speak all the languages of the earth and of angels, but didnt love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of Gods secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didnt love others, I would be nothing. If I gave everything I have to the poort and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didnt love others, I would have gained nothing. Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps NO record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. Prophecy and speaking in unknown languages and special knowledge is partial and incomplete, and even the gift of prophecy reveals only part of the whole picture! But when the time of perfection comes, these partial things will become useless. When I was a child I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things. Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God knows me completely. Three things will last forever-Faith, Hope, and Love- and the greatest of these is love. It all begins, and ends, with love. I know many people have seen and read parts, maybe all, of this scripture before. I have seen parts of this scripture quoted on shower curtains, frames, over beautiful fireplaces, and as decorative wall art.... But do we stop to really take it in? Do we listen, understand, feel and then live with love, pure love, as described in 1 Corinthians 13? If you are actively trying, you know it is HARD! To not be jealous when your heart is broken, what do you mean love is not jealous!? I will admit I AM, and yet knowing it and acknowleding it is allowing me to be consumed with Gods love and grace! ... To not be boastful or proud? To not be IRRITABLE? Oh this is a tough one for me!! Love keeps NO RECORD OF WRONGS.... Wow. No. Record. Of. Wrongs. You heard right =)
Posted on: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 14:43:14 +0000
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