Looking for His glorious appearing! Titus 2:13

Jul 7th, 2008
UncategorizedMORNING MEDITATION
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"Charity(Love) suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; bearth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things" - 1Cor. 13:4-7

The "song of love" of 1 Cor. 13 is recognized by all who know it as a great classic on that wonderful theme. But the love there set forth is far more than human affection. It is the outworking of the new nature, implanted by the Holy Spirit in all who are in saving relationship to the Lord Jesus Christ. No man, apart from divine enabling grace can attain to it. But where Christ dwells in the heart by faith, love is the inevitable result. It is not something that has to be pumped up, for it is not found in the unrenewed heart. It flows forth spontaneously from the inmost being of one who knows Christ and is yielded to His control.

Nothing can wear out the patience of love. It is ever kind, rejoicing in others' blessing, and modest as to one's own attainments. H. A. Ironside