LOVING

"Now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these
is love" 1 Corinthians 14:35 (NIV)

It is nearly impossible to watch a television programme or listen to a pop radio station without coming across the subect of love. Our culture today almost treats love as a romantic feeling or a conditional response to the actions of another person.

The Bible defines it so much more than this. Rather than loking at love as a feeling or a conditional response, the Bible defines it through the sacrificial example of the life and death of Jesus christ. Jesus taught us the meaning of love through His words and compassonate acts. From His life we see that love is tough, able to forgive one's enemies and seek the good of others when things are not good for oneeself.

Christains must never adopt the world's understanding of love as a model for how they responde to God and their fellow man. Instead, we need to reflect on the many examples of the loving expressions of Jesus Christ as recorded in the Gospels. Then we need to allow this love evident in us.

PRAYER: GOD HELP ME TO ABIDE IN LOVE