Saturday, September 27, 2008

Scripture Saturday - Love – Take a second look.

We all know 1 Corinthians 13:4-8.


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.


We hear it at every wedding but do we really believe it or apply it to our relationships. My wife and I did a marriage talk on conflict resolution and used this scripture in our message. When I was doing my research for the talk, God lead me to this scripture and I looked at it in a new way. It is really a blueprint for our relationships, especially our marriages. The verse says love is patient, love is kind….it is not rude… How many times have we gotten into arguments and forgotten this. If we really believe in Christ, if we really believe in love…love never fails. So if you are having problems in your marriage, remember love never fails. Read this scripture over and over again. Let the truth of the Word of God resonate in your heart. And remember …love never fails.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for this gentle reminder of what love really looks like. It's so important for us to remember to call on the Holy Spirit to take control over our minds, hearts and tongues every day so that we can live this out ... we can't just "try harder" and then find that we get better at it.

Dawn said...

The thought that came to mind when I read this today, was that "God is love", so when it finishes by saying that "love never fails", since God is love, then God never fails! What a beautiful insight into His character this passage provides us with, and aren't we truly blessed!