Today’s Thought “What We Owe” G. Ward

1 Corinthians 13

 ⁶ It does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; ⁷ it keeps every confidence, it believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

 

The subject is Love and whereas Truth demands we know “God is love” (1 John 4:8), we must act accordingly. Whereas our Lord Jesus was significantly selfless, even enduring a tumultuous death on our behalf, we, as followers of Christ are called HIS very own with refusal to celebrate wrongdoing (i.e., while seeking the highest good of others), even finding joy in truth and righteousness with patience that grants them hearing of the Magnificent Savior’s work, that includes the incomparable price given for our indiscretions.

 LOVE is actionable, along with indiscriminate — so, choosing to honor God rather than self, without “cherry picking” those seemingly worthy defy Truth; for Christ remains the Only One worthy and all others    

 (Ro.3:10,23) …