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Read 1 Corinthians 13, Psalm 5
How’s Your Love Life?

“If you love me, show it by doing what I’ve told you. I will talk to the Father, and he’ll provide you another Friend so that you will always have someone with you. This Friend is the Spirit of Truth.” John 14:15 MSG

Although we may often fail and disappoint God, how comforting it is to know that God’s love is unfailing and will never disappoint. Oh, what a Savior!

Although this question often carries romantic implications, it is much more meaningful to ask in connection with our love affair with Jesus.

When we think about it, our lives should be all about our love life with God. This is why we were created, and this should be our main purpose in living.

We were created in God’s love for the purpose of being conduits of God’s love to others that they might be encouraged in their love life with God, or hopefully that those who do not know the love of God may come to know Him through us.

When we paraphrase 1 Corinthians 1:13 1-8 and substitute “Jesus” for the word love, we see the character and personality of Christ that bears out the truth that “God is love.”

When we substitute our names for the word love in verses 4 through 7, we can see how close we have come and how far we have to go in growing into the fullness of Christ.

These verses should be the target we strive for as we place our minds attention and hearts affection to being conformed into the image of Christ. It should be the hearts desire of every believer that our love life with the Lord could be identified by this definition.

Father, keep my love life burning with passion for You and all the love You give to me daily. In Jesus’ name, Amen

Read 1 Corinthians 13, Psalm 49
What Will We Leave Behind?

“You didn’t choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name.” John 15:16. NLT

Sooner or later we are going to leave this world and move onward and upward if we have faith in Jesus. The bright future we have in Christ and His promises should cause us all to rejoice.

We should all be striving to leave something behind. Instead of immediately thinking of possessions and to whom we will leave them, we need to think about leaving fruit that will last in a legacy of love. Read the rest of this entry »