Did you know that if you’re the most eloquent preacher/ speaker on the planet and thousands attend your conferences and buy your books, but you don’t show God’s love to people, God says you are an “annoying distraction”.
And if you have such a strong faith that you can perform miracles, but you don’t love your fellow man, you’re just a nobody.
Not only that, but if you sell everything you own and give it all to feed the poor, but you don’t spread God’s love, it does you no good at all.
Read 1 Corinthians 13: 1-3 from the Amplified Bible, (AMP).
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not [a]love [for others growing out of God’s love for me], then I have become only a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal [just an annoying distraction]. 2 And if I have the gift of prophecy [and speak a new message from God to the people], and understand all mysteries, and [possess] all knowledge; and if I have all [sufficient] faith so that I can remove mountains, but do not have love [reaching out to others], I am nothing. 3 If I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body [b]to be burned, but do not have love, it does me no good at all.
Several years ago, the Holy Spirit showed me the tremendous importance of showing His love to others. I was questioning something I was being taught in my church and had decided to re-read the New Testament. I read it three times in a row within a short period of time.
I kept track of the number of times each topic was presented in the Word of God. Every time faith was taught, I tallied it. I did the same for every topic that came up including healing, prayer, prosperity, hope joy, mercy, love, and many others.
Do you know what I discovered? Overwhelmingly, the main message of the New Testament, and the most mentioned topic, was love! If love was the most talked about subject, it must be really important! I knew that if I understood nothing else, I must understand what matters most to God – love. I began to study love in depth.
“As you have heard from the beginning, His command is that you walk in love.” 2 John 6
The discovery of this truth and knowing that walking in love was of utmost importance to God, I began on a journey to learn how to walk in love. The Old Testament and New are full of insights that teach us to love as Christ loves.
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 22:37-39
The Bible has a lot to say about what it means to walk in love. I look forward to sharing more about what I have learned (and am continuing to learn) about love.
Did you show God’s love to someone today?
With Love,
This is My Journey Unscripted.
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Love is hard because there’s those who are very unlovely. I really need work in this area.
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We all do! But it is a powerful thing to show love to the unlovely. God bless you always!
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I love this! Thanks for sharing! Each time I reread a book in the bible, something new stands out to me. That is such a great idea to tally the topics! Also love how Jesus explains how the first greatest commandment is to love God with everything we have and to love people as ourselves! Every law is fulfilled by doing that.(:
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That’s so true. No matter how many times we read a Scripture, we can learn something new! Thanks for sharing Melanie! God bless you!
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I was blessed as a new Christian to be mentored by a family who knew that “the greatest of these is love,” and they showed it. Every day.
I’m still learning.
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That is a true blessing! Thank you for sharing Kathy.
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Great post! I love the Greatest Commandment verses. Boils it down to 3 simple rules:
1-Love God
2-Love others
3-For ALL else, refer to numbers 1 & 2
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You nailed it Tim! Thanks for sharing! Blessings!
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I love it!! I was just studying Cindy about what they were saying in the Old Testament about A Tooth for a Tooth. And what Jesus shared with those who brought that to Him. They were trying to trap Him. But they couldn’t. There have been many people in my life that have hurt me, and I have hurt them. I have had to forgive them, even if they have not accepted my forgiveness. I went to Jesus asking Him to forgive me. He told me to love them, even ((if)) they don’t love you. And I was reading ” Why only love those that love you ” He wants us to love those who haven’t and will not love us back. It didn’t make any sense to me back then when I read it and heard it. But I today understand now. As you shared you can have the Biggest Titles, feed the poor, etc. but ((if)) you don’t have love in your heart. It doesn’t mean nothing to Jesus Christ. Because He knows why you do what you do, and love has nothing to do with it. I’m so Thankful that God can see into our Hearts. Thank you for sharing this Cindy. I enjoy studying over and over on scriptures. it helps me so much, it keeps me inline. LOL LOL God Bless you. ((Hugs)) 🙂
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Thank you for sharing that Sister Betty Jo. It is very hard to love some people, but God wants us to be known for our love and kindness. The Scriptures are a treasure and guide us through our lives. I am so thankful for God’s Holy Word. Blessings!
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Of course it is, and Jesus knows this. But you are right that He wants us to be known for our love and kindness. I strongly Agree. We Thank Him for His Mercy and Grace. ((Hugs)) 🙂
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Hugs back!!
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Good Bless Morning!! Cindy 🙂
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It’s great to hear how your questions spurred you to search for truth, 3 times over! I’ve recently wondered about the power of prayer and perhaps I should follow your example by thoroughly studying the word!!
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