- A profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- A feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend.
It’s how we all usually define love, no?
But, what does scripture have to say about love? How does scripture define love?
Take it away, Paul!
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not 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.” -1 Corinthians 13:4-8
What wise words form a wise man.
Now I want you to replace LOVE with your name. So for me it would be:
David is patient.
David is kind.
David does not envy.
David does not boast.
David is not proud.
David is not rude.
David is not self-seeking.
David is not easily angered.
David keeps no record of wrongs.
David does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
David always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Wow! How powerful is that just by replacing one word with your name!
Now I must admit, I’m not all of those. Heck, I can see me being all of these at times, which means I have a lot of work to do. It also gives me a lot to think about…
How about you? What do you need to work on when it comes to love?
“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” -1 Corinthians 13:13
Love never fails!