NOVEMBER 26, 2012
Love
Finds A Way
Read: 1 Corinthians
13:4-13
Love never fails. —1
Corinthians 13:8
Years
ago I saw a cartoon that depicted a sour, disgruntled,
elderly gentleman
standing in rumpled pajamas and robe at
his apartment door. He had just secured
the door for the night
with four locks, two deadbolts, and a chain latch. Later
he noticed
a small white envelope stuck beneath the door. On the envelope
was a
large sticker in the shape of a heart. It was a valentine. Love
had found a
way.
Only
love can change a person’s heart. The Russian author Dostoevsky,
in his
book The Brothers Karamazov, tells the story of a hardened
cynic,
Ivan, and his resistance to the love of God. On one occasion his brother
Alyosha, a man of deep faith who was confounded by his brother’s
resistance,
leans over and kisses Ivan. This simple act of love burned
into Ivan’s heart.
Perhaps
you have a friend who is resisting God’s love. Show His love
to him or her,
just as God showed love to us when He brought salvation
into the world through
Jesus. Shower upon others the kind of love described
in 1 Corinthians 13—a love
that is patient, kind, humble, and unselfish.
Authentic
love is a gift from God that we can keep on giving.
Teach me to love as Thou dost love,
And let the whole world know
That Jesus Christ lives in my heart,
His glorious light to show. —Brandt
God pours His love into our hearts to flow out to others.
Source: Our Daily Bread 2012
