Daily Devotion, March 25, 2021

 

Devotion:

Read 1 Corinthians 13.

Almost everyone will recognize this writing that is read at weddings. A few will recognize it as the 13th chapter of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament of the Bible. It is called the love chapter. It defines what love is and what love is not. Paul writes that loving one another isn’t a matter of warm, fuzzy feelings and weak knees and pounding hearts. It’s a matter of doing the right thing because that’s what Jesus would do. Loving often calls for doing the unexpected.

As followers of Jesus, we know that love is not something we can just opt to do or not do. He showed us how to love. If we’re asked why we are show­ing love, we can say that Jesus taught us to. We can show real love only by the ­power of the Holy Spirit in us. We serve Christ by loving the people we interact with and serve. Loving “one another” is often challenging. It may call us to love the strong-willed, a cantankerous parent, or an angry neighbor. At home or church it may involve loving someone who is always negative and critical. At work it may be the coworker claiming to be indispensable while barely doing their job. It may mean not buying a new pair of shoes so that someone else can have a pair. The “other” in our lives could be some­one we don’t even know but who comes to love Jesus because of something we did.

Personal Worship Option:

Lord, help us to see others as you see them. Help us to be persons who show love to all of your people. Amen.