Tuesday, October 15, 2013

United In Love (What's LOVE got to do, got to do with it?)

Colossians 2:2 NIV (emphasis mine)- My goal is that they would be encouraged in heart and United in Love, so that they may have full riches of complete understanding...

"United In Love" has become (for lack of a better term) my ministry slogan . The Bible is so clear that, as Christians, we must love in everything we do. Love must be who we are.

1 Corinthians 13:1 says- If I could speak all of the languages of earth and of angels, but didn't love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

Love is the universal language, and surpasses many barriers. Though the world has made gray the line between love and lust, true genuine love is understood worldwide. Love can soften the hardest and warm the coldest of hearts.

Sometimes, the correct words are no where to be found. Even the most articulate person with the greatest knowledge of vocabulary cannot adequately express his or her feelings from time to time. With all the big words and extravagant gestures, the message sometimes gets lost. Love doesn't have to be flamboyant to be recognized. When it develops a 'look at me' attitude, then it is no longer love.

1 Corinthians 13:4- Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy it does not boast, it is not proud.

Love doesn't look for the spotlight, it only needs a spot. From that spot, it grows and becomes who we are. It envelopes and changes us; as we interact with others, they no longer see us for who we were, they see us for who we are. We are the children of God and (1John 4:8) God is Love; this makes us children of Love.

So to answer the question, 'What's love got to do with it?' The answer is simply: Everything!



If you would like to sign up for my free ministry newsletter click here! I hope to have it complete by the end of the week!

https://www.facebook.com/JacobCampbellMA2SA/app_100265896690345