Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy it does not boast… Did you know that I Corinthians 13 was not actually written for
wedding ceremonies??? :) It was actually
written with worship gatherings in mind…the local church. Paul wanted to make sure believers within the
church were treating one another (and “outsiders”) with Christ-like love.
Isn’t it interesting to think that
God’s pleasure in our worship is more dependent on how we treat others than on
how well we play or sing or engage in the worship service? In fact, the apostle
Paul states quite clearly that, if we do not have love, we are only “a noisy
gong or a clanging cymbal” (kinda funny that he singles out the drummer there,
huh? HA!!!). Get
it? If we make beautiful music, if we sing out really good, if we pray really hard or even listen to the WHOLE message....but treat each other (or the student who’s
annoying us by talking the whole time--or the outsider who clearly didn’t dress
for church--or the family who stole our seats--or the guests who no one will
talk to) without love, we’re just noise to God.
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