Day 5

God is going to walk us through 1 Corinthians 13. A portion of this passage is often used in a wedding ceremony, as it provides God’s definition of love. As God led Paul to write His Word, we read in 1 Corinthians 13:1, “If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.” T...

God had Paul write this in 1 Corinthians 13:2: “If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.” To have the gift of prophecy means to have the ability to publicly communicate God’s Word in an inspired way where God uses them to c...

God had Paul write this in 1 Corinthians 13:3: “And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing.” Think about people who donate possessions, property, money, and other things to help the poor. Most people would see that as noble, honorable, kind, compassio...

God used Paul to write out the full description of His love in 1 Corinthians 13. We read in 1 Corinthians 13:4–5, “Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, 5 does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered.” God’s love is patient...

God’s description of His love ought to challenge us to make sure we’re filled to the full with His love so our lives honor and glorify Him. As God continued to reveal His love through Paul, we read in 1 Corinthians 13:6–7, “does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all thi...

God gave an incredible description of His love, but then also gave a word of encouragement about His love, as we read in 1 Corinthians 13:8, “Love never fails…” To fully comprehend that God’s love is eternal brings us great peace and incredible hope for what is to come. Since His love is everlasting, though we experience it now, we know that ...

God had Paul give a great illustration for all Christians, as we read in 1 Corinthians 13:11–13, “When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things. 12 For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know ...