Love
April 11. 2 Samuel ch 15-16
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LOVE
1 “If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love [for others growing out of God’s love for me], then I have become only a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal [just an annoying distraction].
2 And if I have the gift of prophecy [and speak a new message from God to the people], and understand all mysteries, and [possess] all knowledge; and if I have all [sufficient] faith so that I can remove mountains, but do not have love [reaching out to others], I am nothing.
3 If I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it does me no good at all.
4 Love endures with patience and serenity, love is kind and thoughtful, and is not jealous or envious; love does not brag and is not proud or arrogant.
5 It is not rude; it is not self-seeking, it is not provoked [nor overly sensitive and easily angered]; it does not take into account a wrong endured.
6 It does not rejoice at injustice, but rejoices with the truth [when right and truth prevail].
7 Love bears all things [regardless of what comes], believes all things [looking for the best in each one], hopes all things [remaining steadfast during difficult times], endures all things [without weakening].
8 Love never fails [it never fades nor ends]. But as for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for the gift of special knowledge, it will pass away.
9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part [for our knowledge is fragmentary and incomplete].
10 But when that which is complete and perfect comes, that which is incomplete and partial will pass away.
11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things.
12. For now [in this time of imperfection] we see in a mirror dimly [a blurred reflection, a riddle, an enigma], but then [when the time of perfection comes we will see reality] face to face. Now I know in part [just in fragments], but then I will know fully, just as I have been fully known [by God].
13. And now there remain: faith [abiding trust in God and His promises], hope [confident expectation of eternal salvation], love [unselfish love for others growing out of God’s love for me], these three [the choicest graces]; but the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 AMP
HAPPY DAY TO YOU: We are called to LOVE because in Love we have a clean and healthy mental climate without which individuals as well as the world is in chaos and disarray. The more love we have in our hearts, the stronger and easier our life is. The ultimate victory is love.
Today’s Exercise: Assess your mental climate against today’s scriptures and see what difference Love will make to your life.
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April 11. 2 Samuel ch 15-16 Click to listen 📖 LOVE 1 “If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love [for others growing out of God’s love for me], then I have become only a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal [just an annoying distraction]. 2…
“Unselfish love for others growing out of God’s love for me.” This is the perfection (Matt.5:48) God expects from mankind which was the original default setting of man (selfless love) before sin, which changed it to SELF – selfish love and other derivatives of self.
Other derivatives of LOVE! It is good to check on which derivatives one is operating at all times. Thanks for this insight
Truly, life’s transactional nature has taken its toll. Without love, the foundation of life itself is fragile. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
True thank you