Love Never Fails
Let love be without hypocrisy. (Hebrews 13:1) God is love, and we cannot love apart from Him. His love is unique and unfathomably profound. It is beyond what we can give or appreciate, and it is fully expressed in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Therefore, our love must mirror His love, or we are merely hypocrites — bad actors. Love embraces good and rejects evil. Love is kind, generous, consistent, durable, and humble. Love overcomes obstacles, and manifests in service to others. Love gives more than it takes. Love is alive, pure, and without agenda. We must love freely, and withholding love is not an option — it is not ours to withhold. The Father knows the difference between love and everything else. True love looks like Jesus, it harkens to Jesus, it honors and glorifies Jesus, it worships Jesus, and it imitates Jesus. It is not religious, not carnal, not formal, nor is it cold, calculated, or carefully measured out. God has loved...