Love at Work in You!

“Love is patient, … always perseveres.”

I Corinthians 13:4, 7 selected

 

Suppose you had never once in your life opened a Bible.

You had never heard any scripture read before by anyone.

Now let’s further imagine that someone opened a Bible to I Corinthians 13,

 handed it to you and said – without any further explanation –

“That is the love to be found in a believer!”

What reaction would you have?

What thoughts would be racing through your mind as you read?

If you are anything like me it might be: “I can’t do this!”

And, of course, as we have discussed before you cannot do this apart from Christ in you.

It is His supernatural love at work in the new man.

The old nature in you will resist, will fight the work of God but the good news of course is that when you cooperate with the Spirit of God at work in you  His supernatural love becomes more and more evident.

Most likely you have heard and read I Corinthians 13 many times.

We most often read it through the lens of extending that supernatural love to others.

That is a good thing to do.

But sometimes we might do well to read it and extend those words to ourselves as a gentle reminder that growing into His image is a process and not an event.

Love is patient, love perseveres, let love complete its work in you too.

Understand and remind yourself, by way of this passage, to be patient as you and the Spirit of the Lord cooperate together to see His love grow in you.

Understand and remind yourself, by way of this passage, to persevere as you and the Spirit of the Lord cooperate together to see His love grow in you.

Finally, understand and remind yourself to allow love to complete its’ work in you as you and the Spirit of the Lord cooperate together to see His love grow in you.