In 1 Corinthians 13:13, the Bible says, “And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13 is what some have called the “Love Chapter” of the Bible. Within this passage, the Apostle Paul reveals to us that even though a person may have all the talent in the world, without love he is nothing. Without love, it doesn’t matter how eloquent we are at speaking. It doesn’t matter what we do. If we don’t have love, we have nothing and are nothing. According to verse 13, faith is important, and hope is important. However, love is the supreme virtue. In John 13:34, Jesus commands His followers to love others as He loves us. A true sign that a person is a follower of Jesus will be the love in his or her life that is shown to others. Elsewhere, Jesus said, “By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love one to another.” Of course, this is an extremely tall order, but through the presence of Christ living within us as believers, we are able to love as He loved—even those who are the hardest to love, such as those who don’t love you in return.
Jesus showed His love for us on the cross, and the greatest thing that we can do for others is to show them the love of Christ by sharing the gospel. I want to look for opportunities today that I can share the love of Jesus with those around me.
Father, I thank you for yet another day of life! Thank You for loving me long before I ever loved You. I know that You love me because You sent Your Son to die in my place so that I could be saved from my sin. While I was yet a sinner, Christ died for me! Fill my heart with Your Spirit today and help me to love others as You love others.
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