Today’s Reading: Judges 4; Judges 5; Psalm 39; Psalm 41; 1 Corinthians 13
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4-8
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 8 Love never fails...
Observation: Paul is schooling the Corinthians about true spirituality. They have been thinking that they were really awesome because of all their spiritual gifts, but Paul put them in their place. Here he describes love. Every time I read verse 4, I remember the King James Version rendering, "Love suffers long and is kind." Love suffers. That is the truth about true love. Love is willing to suffer. It is willing to take a blow and not strike back. I especially like the phrase in verse five, "it keeps no record of wrongs" -- isn't that great.
Application: Just think what the church would be like if Christians lived out the truth of love in this passage. Wow! It would be such a great testimony of Jesus -- something that isn't true much today.
Prayer: Lord, help me to be a man who truly loves. May I be willing to suffer long and stay sweet. Work your character into my life.
This I pray in Jesus’ name, Amen.
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