1 Corinthians 13 is one of best known passages in the Bible on the subject of love. It’s read at countless weddings, including my own. But weddings and romance weren’t on Paul’s mind in this teaching. Instead it’s aimed at a church full of division, whose focus was on the gifts of the spirit instead of the fruit of the spirit, especially love. …
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Colossians 3:14
Of all the fruits of the Spirit, God makes it perfectly clear that love is the greatest. Love binds us together in Christ. It fills our hearts with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things. And love allows us to forgive one another just as Jesus forgives us daily. When we remember the perfect agape love Jesus showed us with His sacrifice on the Cross, how can we not show the same to others? For if we truly have a heart for Jesus, love should flow through us as plentiful as it flows from our Lord.
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We’ve all heard it said that patience, (waiting without complaint), is a virtue and is listed by Paul in Galatians 5:22-23 as among the fruits of the Spirit. Unfortunately, for me patience has always been a struggle and waiting is definitely not one of my strengths. In times of trial when I’m hurting and in despair, the last thing I want to do is to be patient and wait. But in Psalm 27 that’s exactly what God tells us to do…wait. “Wait for the Lord; Be strong and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for the Lord.” …
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