Live the Love Life
"But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected:
hereby know we that we are in Him. He that saith he abideth in him ought
himself also so to walk, even as he walked."
-- (1 John 2:5-6)
There is nothing--absolutely nothing--that is more important than
learning to love. In fact, how accurately you perfect the love walk will
determine how much of the perfect will of God you accomplish. That's
because every other spiritual force derives its action from love. For
example, the Bible teaches us that faith works by love. And answered
prayer is almost an impossibility when a believer steps outside of love
and refuses to forgive or is in strife with his brother.
Without love, your giving will not work. Tongues and prophecy will not
work. Faith fails and knowledge is unfruitful. All the truths that you
have learned from God's Word work by love. They will profit you nothing
unless you live the love of God.
First Corinthians 13:4-8 paints a perfect picture of how love behaves.
It's patient and kind. It's not jealous or proud. It doesn't behave
rudely or selfishly and it isn't touchy. Love "bears all things,
believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."
Sounds like a tall order, doesn't it? But don't despair. You are a love
creature. God has recreated your spirit in the image of love. And He has
sent His love Spirit to live in you and teach you how to love as He
loves. You can live the love life. Why not begin today?
SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13
"But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected:
hereby know we that we are in Him. He that saith he abideth in him ought
himself also so to walk, even as he walked."
-- (1 John 2:5-6)
There is nothing--absolutely nothing--that is more important than
learning to love. In fact, how accurately you perfect the love walk will
determine how much of the perfect will of God you accomplish. That's
because every other spiritual force derives its action from love. For
example, the Bible teaches us that faith works by love. And answered
prayer is almost an impossibility when a believer steps outside of love
and refuses to forgive or is in strife with his brother.
Without love, your giving will not work. Tongues and prophecy will not
work. Faith fails and knowledge is unfruitful. All the truths that you
have learned from God's Word work by love. They will profit you nothing
unless you live the love of God.
First Corinthians 13:4-8 paints a perfect picture of how love behaves.
It's patient and kind. It's not jealous or proud. It doesn't behave
rudely or selfishly and it isn't touchy. Love "bears all things,
believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."
Sounds like a tall order, doesn't it? But don't despair. You are a love
creature. God has recreated your spirit in the image of love. And He has
sent His love Spirit to live in you and teach you how to love as He
loves. You can live the love life. Why not begin today?
SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13
