| This may seem kind of odd, but I was just doing some reading in 1st Corinthians this morning and ended up in chapter 13. I just started taking some notes on the chapter that's what I wanted to put in my blog today. I guess I think the Lord is trying to teach me some things about my heart as of late and just wanted to share with you guys some of what the Lord is laying on my own heart. So here it is: I was reading in a book this morning called “Every Man’s Battle”. In it the author speaks of dealing with different men who knew they had problems with impurity, and said that they wanted help, but in reality they were not willing to give up those things that they knew were unhealthy. This is kind of the way that I look at the topic of love! Most men and women in this life know that love is a great and admirable character quality, but are unwilling to change the way they act, think, and function to reflect what they know about it. This chapter starts out “ though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.” There are many people, even in the Church, Myself included, that may be fluent with words at times and know how to say the right things, but in the end all things will be known. If words are spoken just out of vanity and not out of love for the person, or our Lord, then they are worthless and will not last. Even if I have mountain moving faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, if I don’t love, then I am nothing. It doesn’t say that the faith is nothing, but just that “I” am nothing! If I give everything and every penny that I own to the poor and even give my own body, if I don’t love, then I am nothing! What does love look like? I mean what is it really? I think I love people, but do I really?!?! This is what it looks like: Love is having a desire for another’s well-being, safety, or prosperity, to the point that it is willing to suffer itself! Love appears as kindness in a person! Kindness does not always mean that a person is loving, but love will demonstrate itself as kindness. A person that is filled with Love will have no desire to bring glory or honor to him/herself! All the glory and honor go to God, and to others for the achievements that are perceived from our own lives. If a person is filled with love, he will not be easily provoked! Also love does not think anything evil, or wrong! Love rejoices in truth, and in seeing the truth brought out and sought after. Love will never fail! Many things will fail, but a life lived out of love will not turn up void! In verse 11, Paul writes “When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child I thought as a child; but when I became a man I put away childish things.” It’s time to be a man! To leave behind my own desires in life and to live for something a whole lot bigger than myself! To bring glory and honor to the one who has given His life for me, and to make His name and His truth known to the nations. Also to be a light and a witness of His goodness wherever I go and in whatever I do. To Him be praise and glory and honor forever and ever Amen! |
