The world cries that love is “get”. The bible says love is give with out expecting in return. The Beatles said “All’s you need is love.” The bible says, “All’s you need is Jesus”. The world says that marriage is 50%-50%. God’s word tells us that marriage is an unconditional sacrificial giving of one’s self to help meet the needs of the other. Ephesians 5:25 says Men love your wives like Christ loves the church and gave himself up for her. Ephesians 5:21 says that the man and the women should be subject to one another in the fear of Christ.
The world says love is having some one who meets your needs. The bible says love is meeting that other persons needs. We need to ask our selves a series of questions if we think we understand love. Are you impatient? love isn’t. Do you get rude? Love is kind. Do you get jealous easy? Love doesn’t. Do you ever get a little arrogant and proud. Love doesn’t. Do you act off the wall at times? Love doesn’t. Do you ever start worrying about yourself? Love doesn’t. Do you ever feel like you need to get even? Love doesn’t. Do you get provoked easy? Love doesn’t. Do you ever laugh when some body gets what’s coming to them? Love doesn’t. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails.
So the bottom line is, we have to ask ourselves, “What do we want?” Some short term self centered narcissistic pleasure? Or to become a mature man or woman of God and be a blessing to others.
God’s Love vs The World’s Love
14 10 2009
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Ouch…”do you laugh when someone gets what is coming to them, love doesn’t.” Amazing point, pricked in the heart on that one, great blog.
Pastor Steve: This is what keeps our church going-this sort of love I see between all of us. No longer is there the petty bickering over opinions or just plain gossip. God has and is doing a work in our church here in Wildomar in a way that I have never seen in the many years I have been going and working in.
This “love”, this unconditional love as you described it in detail-that is-what it isn’t is what grows a church…
And grows a marriage or any relationship, anything short of this will always stunt or “sabotage’ that which God wants to be beautiful.
No, its not about a “perfect marriage” or “successful church”-its about each individual party involved walking with God.
“……..and the greatest of these is love.”
Thanks for the reminder to be patient and loving to Arnold.
Love & prayers,
Val
this whole blog was a “prick in the heart”, as george would say, for me… another very good blog, pastor steve, keep them coming. and amen to that don!
and the world says get revenge, but Jesus said, “love your enemies, do good to them, pray for them, bless them…..”