Today's post may be one of the most pivotal points in the passage about love we have been studying.
Love never fails! (exclamation point added by us...we think it should be!!)
The Word speaks for itself. Love NEVER fails. Really, we could post it now and be done. It sums up itself. Love NEVER fails!!
This word "fails" means to fall out of, fall down from, or fall off. It also means to perish. Love NEVER falls under its load. It NEVER falls from it stance for the one it has bestowed its affections upon. It NEVER falls off of covering its partner. Love NEVER dies.
We have said it before and we will say it some more. You might get tired of hearing us say it....so? We believe it so we say it. YOU WILL ONLY FAIL IF YOU QUIT STANDING!!
So, here is the question...are you filled with love? If you are not filled with love, you will quit standing. However, if you are filled with love, you CANNOT quit! Love will not let you! We are not saying that you won't want to give up and call it quits. You just might...maybe even every day. But, when you have been filled with love....God's love, that is...something stirs deep within you that motivates and inspires you to keep going.
If love NEVER fails (never falls or dies) it would indicate that love NEVER loses!! Love wins...but not like Rob Bell describes. Love wins for two reasons:
1. Love wins because it does not fall from its position.
2. Love wins because it will live longer than any opponent.
Love wins by default. It is only us that lose because we stop loving. But, when love wins no one loses. When love wins your pride dies. When love wins your feelings do not determine your actions. When love wins you become the person that the Father has been trying to make all along. When love wins it is no longer a requirement for your spouse to change; you will love regardless of the pain. When love wins God is glorified.
And that is the point of it all, isn't it?
Josh and Serena
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