9.24.24 Love!

1 Cor 13 Love is Supreme

God so loved….therefore we are to emulate His love. “Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue but in deed and truth.” [1 John 3:18]Without the Father’s love, we are wandering in the wilderness and are bereft of His blessings. Love is the mark of those who belong to God and the opposite is true, you have no claim to be God’s child. The Apostle John explained it this way; love is what is required, not as a convenience thing to do as Cain attempted to do. 

So what is this love thing? It is what God requires of His children so that the world will know we are His and He has bestowed it upon us as His precious gift. It is the gift of life through His Son Jesus Christ. Practically speaking, it is being kind to those who are undeserving. It is a gift that is ongoing with no end. It is as John said, what we do and what we think and what we say. Paul explains it this way: what love is and what love is not. The contrast is clear and is worthy of our reflection. Is God first in our thinking, our motives, our actions? What do we love: God or the world that fancies itself as loving. Reader, remember this:  actions speak louder than words and without God’s love you are empty and void of this truth: God is love and He so loved. 

Use 1 Cor 13 as your checklist.