What does your life depend on?
If we asked people on the street, I think many would say things like, "Meeting my basic needs for food, water and shelter" or "Having a job that pays the bills." These things are important. But they're all just...things.
Have you ever thought that your life depended on love? Today's passage included what's known as "The Love Chapter" of the Bible--1 Corinthians 13. It's a chapter that describes love in its purest form. I love the end of the chapter and the (less famous) beginning of chapter 14). Take a look:
Trust steadily in God,
hope unswervingly,
love extravagantly.
And the best of the three is love.
Go after a life of love as if your life depended on it—
because it does.
Give yourselves to the gifts God gives you.
Most of all, try to proclaim his truth.
hope unswervingly,
love extravagantly.
And the best of the three is love.
Go after a life of love as if your life depended on it—
because it does.
Give yourselves to the gifts God gives you.
Most of all, try to proclaim his truth.
Life isn't just here for living--it's here for us to love. Love God. Love people. Because your life depends on it...and because your life and the lives of others will be always be enriched with a little bit of love.
Tomorrow: 1 Corinthians 15-16
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