Bible Verse of The Day – 2-14-19

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (NKJV) 4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Loving someone the way God wants us to love requires us to first learn from Him what love really is.

What is His love like?

His love requires suffering at times. Yes, that means we may go through some hard times, even to the point of wanting to give up. And that suffering may not even be for us, but for someone else.

His love does not envy. In other words, if someone gets something that we have been wanting, His love will cause us to be sincerely happy for them. We won’t have to fake our happiness, but will truly mean it.

His love will not march around in an attention-seeking way; Look at me, I’m great, I have a doctorate in medical science, or I have a big ministry with a lot of people attending. I have a lot of money or property. Look how popular I am.

There is no rude behavior that comes from His love. It’s not OK to talk down to a waitress or waiter. It’s not alright to mistreat workers on the job, even if we are the supervisor.

His love cares more about others than it does for itself. His love can be overwhelming for our minds and hearts to comprehend. But if we work at chipping away the hardness that has built up in our hearts over time, we will find ourselves changing and walking in His Love more and more.

Take it one step at a time.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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