Delaney Street Baptist Church issued the following announcement on Feb 12.
Love is patient, love is kind, Love never fails …
For some, the word “love” has been exhausted. If we speak words about love, but do not do it with intention or understanding, then the words sound empty.
“If I speak in the languages of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal” (1 Cor. 13:1).
Scripture teaches us that people must connect to love, specifically the love of God, in order to live meaningful lives.
CONNECT TO THE SOURCE!!!
Whether we are single, married, divorced, separated, or any other status, people can connect to the BEST kind of love there is... God’s love!
Sometimes cultural expressions and ideas about love have become so meaningless, that it’s almost impossible to fathom, in contrast, the wonderful extent of God’s love.
“Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known” (1 Cor. 13:12).
The Bible teaches that God is love. God is so wrapped up in love that He is one with love itself. He does not just profess His love in words, He proves His love in action. “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8).
Jesus Christ’s sacrifice represents the ultimate act of love because it shows God’s grace. Christ is not just a good person who did good things and then was willing to die for His actions. Christ died in order to bring people closer to God.
“The fact that God is love does not mean that everything is sweet, beautiful and happy... God’s holiness demands that all sin be punished, but God’s love provided a plan of redemption and salvation for sinful people. God’s love provided the cross of Jesus Christ by which we can have forgiveness and cleansing.” - Billy Graham
1 Cor. 13 challenges people to do everything out of love, the kind of love that God showed through Jesus. Love is the motive, meaning loving everyone with the merciful & selfless love that comes from God.
Challenge yourself to find ways to connect to God, the Source of love, who teaches us, by example, to love with patience, faith, generosity, wisdom, and grace.
Original source can be found here.
Source: Delaney Street Baptist Church
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