“Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.”
1 Corinthians 13:7 NLT
Now that is love! We are given this love by God. As His Holy Spirit comes to reside in us He brings this love. It is ours to keep and ours to use for others.
God’s love endures for us, draws us to Him. His love never fails. Our human love does easily. Hate is a word we hear a lot of today. We are encouraged to hate sin. That is all, but love people. Even people who do fall into sin. Whilst Paul teaches about having nothing to do with those who persistently sin, although corrected, inside the church , he speaks about this reproach only lasting for a time.( I am sure there are some cases where this is appropriate for longer, in the case of violent abuse).
How do we love though continually rejected? The way God loves. Patiently enduring. Amen!
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