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1 Corinthians 12:31 (AMP)
"But earnestly desire and zealously cultivate the greatest and best gifts and graces (the higher gifts and the choicest graces). And yet I will show you a still more excellent way [one that is better by far and the highest of them all - love]."
Our guest speaker JP McCamey brought out many great points last Sunday - however the one that stood out to me was that on love.
I am amazed when I think about all of the attributes of Love that the apostle Paul describes in 1 Corinthians 13. This being the case, why is the spiritual gift of Love the least sought after? Could it be that we do not appraise Love as the greatest gift? Or maybe we do not have the understanding that when all else has faded away, Love will remain.
1 Corinthians 13:8 says "Love never fails [never fades out or becomes obsolete or comes to an end]. As for prophecy (the gift of interpreting the divine will and purpose); it will be fulfilled and pass away; as for tongues, they will be destroyed and cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away [ it will lose its value and be superseded by truth]."
We must remember that "God is Love" (1 John 4:8) and we must stay rooted in the main thing. When we are rooted in Love, all the spiritual gifts will be freely demonstrated to bless the body of Christ in the way they were intended. Not to cause discord or division, but to help us walk together in love.
Love the Lord thy God with all of your heart, all of your mind, and all of your strength, and live in the benefits thereof!
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perry meade
