Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Because God loves us:
He is slow to lose patience with us.
So do we do the same with each other?
Because God loves us:
He takes the circumstances of our lives and uses them in a constructive way for our growth.
So do we grow in Him?
Because God loves us:
He does not treat us as an object to be possessed and manipulated.
So do we manipulate each other?
Because God loves us:
He has no need to impress us with how great and powerful He is because He is in control, nor does He belittle us as a child in order to show us how important He is.
So do we treat each other in the same manner?
Because God loves us:
He is for us and He wants to see us mature and develop in His love.
So do we encourage this in each other?
Because God loves us:
He does not send down His wrath on every little mistake we make, of which there are many.
So do we with each other?
Because God loves us:
He is deeply grieved when we do not walk in the ways that please Him, because He sees this as evidence that we don't trust Him and love Him as we should.
So do we walk in His ways?
Because God loves us:
He rejoices when we experience His power and strength and stand up under the pressures of life and persevere by His grace.
So do we persevere for God alone?
Because God loves us:
He keeps on working patiently with us, even when we feel like giving up, when we can't see His love for us, and when we can't see His plan.
So do we give up on with each other?
Because God loves us:
He never says there is no hope for us, rather He patiently works with us, loves us, and disciplines us in such a way that it is for our benefit.
So do we understand the depth of His concern for each other?
Because God loves us:
He stands with us when we have reached the rock bottom of despair, when we see the real "me" and compare that with His righteousness, holiness, beauty, and love. It is at a moment like this that we can really believe that God loves us.
So do we now see God's great love for each other?
Yes, the greatest of all gifts is Gods perfect love, and as Christians we should be living our lives in such away to be an expression of God's love to each other.
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