Wednesday, February 14, 2018

1 Corinthians 13

1 Corinthians 13
English Standard Version (ESV)

  Today, on Valentine's Day, we celebrate love.  We're great at buying flowers and sending cards and taking people out to dinner.  It's good to celebrate love, to strengthen our relationships and set aside time to show love to the people around you.  We often end up taking for granted those we love the most, and we sometimes forget to take the time to tell and show the how much we love them.  (Rachel is nodding her head right now, as I'm certainly guilty of this!)
  When we celebrate love today, let us remember that all of our love is rooted in God, and it all points to God, and all selfless love reminds us of the way that God loves us.  Love is the very best that we can do as humans -- when we love purely, we are imitating God, who love us fiercely and sacrificially and freely.  God pours his love out upon us, even when we do not deserve it, and it never ends.  All else in the world will fade away, and all that will be left is the love of God binding us to him. 
  So let the celebration of love today remind you of God's pure love for you.  You are loved unconditionally and freely.  You are loved beyond what you can imagine, and you will be loved forever.

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