January 21, 2009
Anything - Love = Nothing
Posted by Pastor John Loppnow
Anything - Love = Nothing
Sometimes a wealth of words takes away the punch from an important message, so the words are kept to a minimum.
Words - Love = Nothing. (1 Cor. 13:1)
Faith - Love = Nothing. (1 Cor. 13:2; Gal. 5:6)
Sacrifice - Love = Nothing. (1 Cor. 13:3)
Love is not about you, but it is about others. (1 Cor. 13:5)
Love is not about how good you feel about others, but about how committed you are to others, regardless of your feelings. (1 Cor. 13:7)
Remember: Anything - Love = Nothing. (1 Cor. 13:1-3)
Love is the only real lasting thing in this world. (1 Cor. 13:13)
Love is not best expressed in words, but in actions. (1 John 3:16-18)
Nothing says we are Christians better than our committed love to one another, and our willingness to love those who do not return our love. (John 13:34-35; Matt. 5:44-48)
Does this sound hard? Then you must let this truth sink deep into your heart: Anything - Love = Nothing. (1 Cor. 13:1-3)
Nothing makes us more like God than to love. Nothing! (1 John 4:7, 11)
Live to give love. Commit to this whether you receive love in return or not.
With this mindset, you will have a ministry everywhere you go, and you won’t need to wait for a “program” to do what you should be doing all the time and everywhere you go with everyone you meet anyway.
Therefore, if you refuse to love, may this truth haunt you the remainder of your meaningless and useless life: Anything - Love = Nothing.
This is what all your words, efforts, actions, and life ends in apart from love… Nothing.
Nothing…
Comments
i needed to hear this. :) thank you p.john!
Posted by jlovesjesus on January 21, 2009
You are welcome.
I think we all need to hear this time to time.
If its helpful pass it on.
This is what it means to be missional if you ask me. Everything must be done in love. That way we reflect the heart of our Father who sent Jesus (read John 3:16).
Posted by Pastor John Loppnow on January 21, 2009
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