“If
I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I
am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal” (1 Corinthians
13:1).
God is love. What is done in His love remains. The
recognition of man that demands attention–the
honor given to the one who speaks with the tongues of men and of
angels does not remain. It is worthless if it lacks God's love.
Consider how a simple word of love or a loving gesture can inspire a
heart, while words spoken without thought or regard can damage a
heart. Is what I say or do inspired by love or by a selfish need?
Then there is the work that is done in His name. Is it
inspired by His love? It is vain and useless if it isn't. If we could
only see how wasted is much of what we do in His name, and not even
recognized by Him. If we rid ourselves of our selfish need for
recognition, and rid our hearts of all that is not born of His love,
then who we are and what we do in His name will be lasting. It will
remain.
“And now these three
remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love” (1
Corinthians 13:13).
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