Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Love always

1 Cor. 13:7-8 Love... always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

When it comes to "love always" only One qualifies. Jesus is love in high definition. We become impatient and unkind. We become jealous and proud. At times we are rude and selfish. We fly off the handle. Hold grudges. Enjoy sin. When it comes to always-we always do something unloving like this. But Jesus always loved. Even in the face of people like us who always get it wrong. He loved through unbelief, discouragement, isolation, rejection, betrayal, brutality, ridicule, crucifiction and death. His love was stronger than all of this.

Song of Songs 8:6 (NIV) Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame. Many waters cannot quench love;

He is a lover and a fighter. He all the all-time greatest fighter. He is the champion of the world. Of the universe. Of the universes.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Amen to that!
Some have challenged me to be like Jesus to the point of returning to the Law. Not that the Law isn't beautiful, and gave light to the eyes of man, worthy of meditation so that I will be like a tree planted by streams of water. However it failed to give me positional righteousness, sealing my eternal home. Pastor Chris, you are organic. Praying for a breakthrough! cp