MONDAY, JULY 11, 2022
TEXT: 1
Corinthians 13:8-13
8.
Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there
are tongues; they will stilled; where there are knowledge, it will pass away.
9. For
we know in part and we prophesy in part,
10. but
when completeness comes, what is in part disappears.
11.
When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, ii reasoned
like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me.
12. For
now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now
I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
13. And
now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is
love.
(New
International Version)
TOPIC: LOVE
IS THE GREATEST OF ALL AND ETERNAL
Love, among all other gifts,
is eternal and the greatest of all as it “never fails” (v. 8). The gifts
referred to in v. 8 were much valued by the Corinthian Christians just as many
do today. But they are like knowing the grace of God in part.
But when we understand the
depth of God’s love in the giving of Christ, then our knowledge is complete and
perfect (vs. 9-11). We may then know how to exercise other gifts in love; not
for selfishness but for the edification of the Church and for God’s glory.
Other spiritual gifts are
temporal and meant to building up the body of Christ but allowing love to be
the regulating guide makes our relevance eternal (vs. 12, 13). We know how God
gave us salvation through unmerited favour of love. Working and walking in
pride are childish and must be put away from believers in Christ.
Maturity is manifested in an
attitude of love and shows respect to other members of the body as the equally
make use of their gifts in the church. Seek that which lasts forever and “does
not parade itself nor puff up” (v. 4).
QUESTION: IS
there any element of pride in you because of the special ability the Holy Spirit
has given you?
PRAYER: Oh
Lord, may I always seek to serve You in love as I use Your gracious gift upon
my life for the growth of Your Church, in Jesus name, Amen.
Remain
Blessed
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