Love Week: Like This, Too
"Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails." (1 Corinthians 13:6-8)
We're still making our stand for and against Valentine's Week -- in the name of love. (Are you hearing U2 in your head now, too?)
How much evil has been done in the name of love? "If you really loved me, you'd [fill in the blank] with me." "I love my kid way to much to ever tell her 'no.' " "I feel bad for cheating on my wife, but how can I help who I fall in love with?"
That's all bogus love. Real love doesn't enjoy sin; it enjoys telling and hearing the truth. When love is the real motive, it's all about doing the best thing for the other person -- protecting (not using), trusting (not controlling), hoping (not fearing), and moving forward (not bailing out).
That kind of love doesn't fail. We sometimes fail to love that way, but God never does.
Think: Have you ever felt manipulated by false ideas about love? Have you ever used a wrong idea of love to manipulate someone else? Can anyone really love that selflessly?
Pray: Ask God to help you to give love that rejects evil, enjoys truth and protects, trusts, hopes, and perseveres. Thank Him for loving you like that.
Do: Why not try to memorize (or brush up on) 1 Corinthians 13:4-8.
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