“But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love.”
1 Corinthians 13:13
“Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Love never fails…..
“Our vision is so limited we can hardly imagine a love that does not show itself in protection from suffering… The love of God did not protect His own Son… He will not necessarily protect us – not from anything it takes to make us like His Son. A lot of hammering and chiseling and purifying by fire will have to go into the process.” ~ Elisabeth Elliot
Thank you, Crissy! An excellent, “little” lesson. Argh! The “hammering and chiseling and purifying” is a bit “uncomfortable,” but causes me to reach out to my Shepherd more.
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Amen ! Well said thank you Tom.
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This touched my heart tonight. Such truth.
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Praise God. He is such a loving Father.
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Amen.
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A biblical view of love will never be domesticated; we will be challenged and grow and He will continue to do things that we don’t expect
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Excellent comment pastor Jim. Thank you,
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You’re welcome!
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True love in trials is a purifying process for believers, drawing us closer to our Master.
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God’s ways are not our ways.
We may not always enjoy our trials but as you said Alan, the bring as closer to our Master.
Blessings
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