LOVE 2

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Text : 1Cor. 13:4.

Love is always patient; love is always kind; love is never envious or arrogant with pride. Nor is she conceited,

The book of 1 Corinthian 13 opens us first and foremost to what love is not. Ironically, many of what is seen as love in our world today is actually what love is not. 

I believe that this love chapter started by explaining what love is not so we could have a right judgement of what love is. 

1. *Love is not in words*: I may be able to speak different languages that people use. I may be able to speak languages that angels use. But that is worth nothing unless I love. 1 Cor. 13:1.(Easy English). 

Love is not contained in words only. Many people (especially ladies) have fallen head over heels for fraudsters in the name of love simply because they were carried away by sweet words. 

1John 3:18 gave us a stern warning on this. 'My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.' Beware, it's very probable to in word or tongue only.

 *It is essential for you not to pay lip service to love and it is more essential for you not to be swayed by listening to beautiful nonsense in the name of love.* 

 *_Love is essentially not what you do but who you are_ .* 

2. *Love is not in giftings :* 1Cor 13:2.

 If I have the gift of prophecy and can understand all secrets and every form of knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains but have no love, I am nothing. 

It is possible to be flowing in all the gifts of the Spirit and still have not love. Don't be fooled by activities. Prophecy, signs and miracles is not a confirmation that it is of God. 

3. *Love is not philanthropical* Obviously, love is giving, but giving is not love. That a man gives away everything he has for you does not mean he has love. This may actually seem contradictory, *but essentially, love is not what you do but who you are.* 

Even if I give away everything that I have and sacrifice myself, but have no love, I gain nothing.1Cor. 13:3 ISV.

It is easy to mistake good acts for love. Anyone who loves will do all the above and more, but that someone does all the above does not mean he has love. 

 *What then is love?* 

 *We shall be looking more into what love is tommorow, but suffice it to say today that GOD IS LOVE. 1 john 4:8* 

 *PRAYER FOCUS* 

1. Ask God to give you Grace to understand His love and be able to receive it. 


Bible Reading: 1John 4:7-12

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