First Corinthians 13:1-13
Believe
it or not Paul was not thinking about weddings or marriage when he wrote this
popularly quoted chapter about LOVE.
Granted, he does describe what love is, the broader focus, however, is on
something else; what Paul seems to be pointing out to the people at Corinth is
that in the end nothing really matters more than the answer to one particular question……
“They
will know we are Christians by our love,” the contemporary song goes ― but the
other side of that statement is ― they will know we are something less than Christian by our lack of love.
What
is love? Love is silence when words may
hurt. Love is patience when your
neighbor is rude. Love is reliability
when asked to serve. Love is strength and courage
when tragedy and misfortune hits. Love is viewing others
through the eyes of God.
Love
challenges us to get along with someone you would rather not speak to; love nudges
us to encourage the discouraged; it demands of us that we look deep within our character;
that we search the innermost depths of our own heart and ask ourselves perhaps the
most difficult question of all (the same question Paul wanted the Christians at
Corinth to answer). What is the question? The question is ― “Are YOU living-out the LOVE of
Christ?”
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