LOVE
NEVER FAILS Tuesday February
16, 2016
Text:
1 Corinthians 13:8 – 10 Memory verse: v 10
Paul expresses the value of love which
he said can never be obsolete; it will always have its place. All the spiritual
gifts will eventually disappear, but love will last forever. On this earth,
everything is imperfect. No matter how much people may know, they know only a
little. No matter how much prophecy is given; it still reveals little. Everything
will be made perfect and complete at the arrival of God’s Kingdom (the end).
At
that time, all the special gifts of the Spirit will disappear. Because gifts are
given for the building up of the body of Christ, they will no longer be needed.
Then the body will be complete. Yet love will continue (1 Corinthians 13:8), because love is
the very essence of God Himself. “God is love” (1 John 4:8, 16). God’s love
caused Him to reach out to undeserving humanity and send a Saviour. His love
saved people and will bring them into his Kingdom to be with Him forever.
On the other hand, works of love never
die too. They outlive us. Love is the gift and virtue that can accompany us to
heaven because that is the essence of life of Christianity. The first fruit of
the Spirit mentioned by Paul in Galatians 5:22 is love. It shows how important love
is in our lives as Christians. Do you actually love God and man? Note that
without genuine love for God and man, you are deficient in your character as a
Christian.
Action:
As
you go out today, use every opportunity you have to show love to someone.
Prayer: Lord God, help me to love you and my neighbours as I ought to in Jesus name.
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