Dave’s Monday Blast – April 11, 2016

I was reading this terrific article last week published on a blog from BibleStudyTools.com entitled “3 Inspiring Ways to See that Love is Patient, Love is Kind…”. The article was based upon Paul’s comments to the Corinthians. Men of Intention know this verse, “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud” (I Corinthians 13:4). What I “love” about this verse is that even to this day, no other description of love has surpassed the simple…yet powerful…words that the apostle Paul put on paper nearly 2,000 years ago. Writing to a group of people he had worked for, prayed for, and labored over, he poured out his heart for them in describing how he wanted them to put aside their differences and truly love each other.

Many a bride and groom have used this phrase as the anchor of their wedding; many a homeowner has adorned a wall with this passage…and for good reason. This timeless description shows us exactly what God revealed about love through Christ (2 Timothy 1:10). It’s the same type of love we’re called to model in our lives.

The author of the blog was unknown…but here is the first inspiring way he/she shared that love spills out…the rest next week:

• Love is Patient – Even when you clench your teeth in anger at Him or shake your fist at the sky, God’s love doesn’t suddenly stop. He doesn’t love you on the good days and despise you on your worst. His passion doesn’t ebb and flow with Monday blahs and weekend euphoria. Instead, His love is patient and unfailing through health and sickness, anger and sorrow, triumph and failure. Our love for another is meant to echo His. 

It’s the type of love that would make a woman stay with her husband, even when an accident takes away his ability to move. It’s the type of love that would cause a talented athlete to give up a lucrative contract in order to feed the poor in his community, despite the criticism he takes. It’s the type of love that would cause the Son of God to put aside the amazing riches of heaven and enter the fray: Read (Philippians 2:5- 8). That’s good isn’t it! Jesus INTENTIONALLY modeled for us this “in spite of” kind of love, the kind that endures patiently.