If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but I do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so that I can remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 1 Cor. 13: 1-2 NET
If you are a woman and you meet a man that you are not ready to submit to as you would submit to God, don’t marry him! The word is to submit to your husband as you would submit to the Lord. Love means marrying the man only if you are ready to yield to and accept his leadership; accept him as your crowning glory. If you are a man and you are not ready to die for the woman then do not marry her. This is the love Paul spoke about in his letter to the church. The confusion of marriage comes because a lot of us do not understand what marriage is about. Love for another person that would culminate in marriage should be one that is selfless and seeks to give all. Ephesians 5:21-28
He that loves his wife loves his own body. Why are we studying love? The simple reason is that love is the solution to all ills. For example, if you love your neighbor you will not covet what belongs to him. You will do everything to make him happy and be at peace with him. If you love somebody there will be no need for you and the person to quarrel and be bitter with each other.
If there is love in the heart of men, the home, the family and the community would live in peace and tolerance of one another. If there is love in our life towards the people around us we would understand them.
Love gives and gives the best always. It is possible to give without loving but we can’t love without giving. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 KJV. If we say we love a person and are not ready to give them everything that will make them happy, we will think of them first and always put them first. Love should not be based on conditions but must be unconditional. We say we love our friend, family or spouse for so many reasons.
We need to talk about love because a lot of people have forgotten what love is about. Love is the only thing that can give peace of mind and contentment. Most of the time we do things not because of love but because of what we are expecting from the person or what the person gives us. Love gives and gives the best; if you love somebody you will be ready to give him everything and anything.
Love has character and depth….1 Cor 13:4 tells us that love suffers much. It can do anything for the object of his love. If you do not truly love a person do not go into a relationship with them. Love bears, tolerates and accepts all things. If you truly love a person you, can’t be angry with that person. Love is not something that is reactive, it is a choice that we make. We make a choice to love and live a life of love. Show your spouse extra-ordinary love.
Love supersedes all, so make that choice to love today.
