The Love of God
1Co 13:1 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.
We can speak in tongues or speak great words but if we do not do it in love then we are just making a lot of noise. We need to chose our words carefully and speak them in love.
1Co 13:2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
If we can prophesy and understand the things that God shows us and know everything there is about the Word of God and creation and all of life and have as much faith as we can have but do not have love for each other then it is useless.
1Co 13:3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
Even if we are doing all kinds of good things for others and go through persecution for what we do but we do not do it with love it is nothing.
1Co 13:4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Love puts up with a lot of things and is kind, it does not show jealousy, it does not think highly of its self and show off. It is quiet about everything it does.
1Co 13:5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
Love does not disrespect others and behave in ways that may offend others. It does not seek to get outward gratification from others. It is not easily made upset by things and does not think wronly about others.
1Co 13:6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
Love does not enjoy wrong doings and lies but rejoices in the truth of all things good and right.
1Co 13:7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Love will help us carry one another's burdens willingly. Love believes each other in what we say and hopes that everything is alright. Love lasts through the hard times and the easy, the troubled times and the joyous times.
1Co 13:8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
Love does not fail us or each other. Because where the prophecies are, they will fail us, where there are tongues, they will stop, all the knowledge in the world will just disappear.
1Co 13:9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
What we know right now is only part of what God has for us.
1Co 13:10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
When Jesus returns for us everything that we know parts of will be done away with completely.
1Co 13:11 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.
When we are new in the faith we speak as new converts and ask all kinds of questions and understand things explained simply and think simple things but as we mature we put away the simple things and start eating the meat of the Word.
1Co 13:12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
Right now we do not understand things clearly. It is like looking through a dark window but when we meet our God face to face it will be clear. We only know part of God we do not fully know Him but in the end we will know God as He knows us.
1Co 13:13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity
Now there is Faith, Hope and Love but the greatest of these is Love.
God showed us His love by sending His son to die in our place for our sins. The Law of God shows us how we have sinned and the cross of Christ shows us the way to receive eternal life. God wants to welcome you into His family. Repent and turn from our wickedness. Run to the cross. Jesus is waiting to welcome you today.
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