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 moves decisively, 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 churchy or religious, not soulish, not formal, nor is it cold, calculating, or carefully measured out. God has loved us tenderly and extravagantly, and He expects us to love those around us the same way.

 

I must no longer count what love may cost me, but what it cost Christ — and it cost Him His life. Therefore, I will love like He loves. Love never fails, and I must never fail to love.

 

Love never fails. (Romans 13:8)

 

Let's Pray - Father, help me to lead with love and end with love, because God is love, and God never fails. Thank you for the love that never gives up, never gives out, and always gives all. In Jesus' name, Amen.