(Eagle in Monroe on the River Raisin, 2/8/08)
1 Corinthians 13:13 says this about love. “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”
“Faith, hope, and love” are the “Big Three.” Among them, “love” is #1. Love is the greatest.
So – what is love?
- love is patient
- love is kind
- love does not envy
- love does not boast
- love is not rude
- love is not self-seeking
- love is not easily angered
- love is not proud
- love does not delight in evil
- love rejoices with the truth
- love always protects
- love always trusts
- love always hopes
- love always perseveres
- love never fails
- without love one’s life is just white noise
- without love a person is nothing and gains nothing
A long, long time ago a band called “The Beatles” sang the words “all you need is love.” In one sense they were correct. Because love is the greatest. But I don’t think they really understood. God is love. God is the maker and creator and author of real, authentic love. Real love has properties like the ones listed about. It’s even greater than faith and hope. The love of God – it is the greatest!
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