This week is all about love.
And the great love chapter of the Bible, 1 Corinthians 13, is guiding us along the way.
Each day we're taking a look at another verse
and so today, here's what verse 6 has to say,
One of the most fundamental characteristics of love
is that it does not take pleasure in what is bad or wicked or evil,
but instead, love always rejoices in what is good and right and true.
That's a hard one to do today with all the technology and social media that we have.
How many times have you liked or shared or posted or wrote about something
that isn't so good or right or true?
How many times have you joined in the gossip chain
at the expense of someone else?
How many times have you complained about your spouse, your boss,
the president,
either in person or online?
This is not about guys night out,
trashing the ladies in our lives,
or girls going out to gossip about all the guys in their lives.
Online technology is not about a platform to rant and rave.
These are the things that love does not do.
Rather,
love seeks what is good, right and true.
Remember what Jesus said about himself.
"I am the way and the truth and the life."
Everything that we view as good or right or true is viewed through the lens
of who Jesus is and what Jesus has done.
I'm guessing that as you're viewing this video today,
you're probably watching it on some computer or tablet or phone
which means you're up on technology and
you're involved in some way in social media, probably.
How can you use those things to share and like and post about things that are good and right and true?
How can you push to the forefront Jesus, who is the ultimate truth for our lives?
That's the kind of love that Jesus showed.
That's the kind of love that we can show,
because that's what real love is.
God is doing such amazing things through this ministry.
To help us expand the reach of this ministry,
we have a goal for the end of February of $150,000.
And to thank you for your gift or donation,
we'd love to send you a free copy of this book, "Walk With Jesus,"
a devotional that helps you prepare for Easter.
So click the link below and come back tomorrow as we talk more about what real love looks like.
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