1 Corinthians 13:4-8
4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
8 Charity never faileth:
Have you ever truly read these beautiful words and realized just how important they are in our daily walk with God? Five little verse tells us everything we need to know about living as God would have us to live. God is LOVE and if we could only love as he would have us to do, then all else would be ok. Many people only think of giving to the poor when the word Charity is spoken but in these scriptures Paul is teaching the early Christians about LOVE.
Love suffereth long, Love is kind, Love envies not, Love vaunteth not itself, Love is not puffed up, Love does not behave unseemly, Love does not put herself first, Love is not easily provoked, Love thinks no evil, Love does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the TRUTH, Love bears all things, Love believes all things, Love hopes all things, Love endures all things and most of all LOVE NEVER FAILS.
The bible teaches us that God is LOVE. Isn't it a wonderful feeling to know that God is pure LOVE and God NEVER FAILS! He will never fail you if you trust in him. We are to LOVE ONE ANOTHER in order to experience the true LOVE that God has for us. I encourage you today to seek after LOVE. Love is not always something that comes easily. Yes, it's easy to love family and friends but we must pray that God will instill his LOVE within us and make us capable of loving those that are not family and friends. That he will teach us to LOVE at all times and let others see more of Christ in us and less of ourselves.
4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
8 Charity never faileth:
Have you ever truly read these beautiful words and realized just how important they are in our daily walk with God? Five little verse tells us everything we need to know about living as God would have us to live. God is LOVE and if we could only love as he would have us to do, then all else would be ok. Many people only think of giving to the poor when the word Charity is spoken but in these scriptures Paul is teaching the early Christians about LOVE.
Love suffereth long, Love is kind, Love envies not, Love vaunteth not itself, Love is not puffed up, Love does not behave unseemly, Love does not put herself first, Love is not easily provoked, Love thinks no evil, Love does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the TRUTH, Love bears all things, Love believes all things, Love hopes all things, Love endures all things and most of all LOVE NEVER FAILS.
The bible teaches us that God is LOVE. Isn't it a wonderful feeling to know that God is pure LOVE and God NEVER FAILS! He will never fail you if you trust in him. We are to LOVE ONE ANOTHER in order to experience the true LOVE that God has for us. I encourage you today to seek after LOVE. Love is not always something that comes easily. Yes, it's easy to love family and friends but we must pray that God will instill his LOVE within us and make us capable of loving those that are not family and friends. That he will teach us to LOVE at all times and let others see more of Christ in us and less of ourselves.
