Let’s examine the necessity and advantage of God’s grace of love, of course TOMMY, this is agapē: a love of devotion, it is the love of God.
“Suppose I speak in the languages of human beings and of angels. If I don’t have love, I AM ONLY A LOUD GONG OR A NOISY CYMBAL.
Suppose I have the gift of prophecy. Suppose I can understand all the secret things of God and know everything about him. And suppose I have enough faith to move mountains. If I don’t have love, I AM NOTHING AT ALL.
Suppose I give everything I have to poor people. And suppose I give my body to be burned. If I don’t have love, I WOULD HAVE GAINED NOTHING.
- Love is patient.
- Love is kind.
- It does not want what belongs to others.
- It does not brag.
- It is not proud.
- It is not rude.
- It does not look out for its own interests.
- It does not easily become angry.
- It does not keep track of other people’s wrongs.
- Love is not happy with evil.
But it is FULL of joy when the truth is spoken. It always protects. It always trusts. It always hopes. IT NEVER GIVES UP.
LOVE NEVER FAILS. But prophecy will pass away. Speaking in languages that had not been known before will end. And knowledge will pass away.
What I know now is not complete. But someday I will know completely, just as God knows me completely. The three most important things to have are FAITH, HOPE and LOVE. But THE GREATEST OF THEM IS LOVE.” (1 Corinthians 13:1-13)
Your Personal Pastor -Bill Stockham