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Friday, October 30, 2015

It's Not What We Do; It's Who We Are


I Corinthians 13:1-3 "Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the  gift  of  prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the  poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing." (NKJV)

Love: Not In The Way We Think

God looks at the heart not the actions. Society says love is an action. But accoding to this chapter we see love is in the heart, inspired by God. Our actions are then inspired by the love of God in our hearts.

I believe this scripture isn't just to show us HOW we are to love others, ourselves, and God, our Father, the living Truth. It also shows how HE loves US!

God isn't necessarily concerned with what we do, but who we are. He is not looking for someone who is proficient in their gifts, how knowledgeable they are of Him and His Word, how strong their faith is in Him, or the amount of