1 Corinthians 13:4 (ESV)
Love is patient and kind;
love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant.
When someone does you wrong,
how do you respond? When someone gets the part in the school play that you
wanted, how do you react? Most people when faced with being treated wrongly, or
being jealous of someone else tend to blow up. They might get angry, be mean
and want to get back at the other person.
However, in this verse,
we’re encouraged in this verse to be patient, to be kind. When someone does
better than us, we’re encouraged to not get envious of that person. These are
all hard things to do in our own strength and ability.
No matter how hard it might
seem to love someone when you’ve been wronged there is good news. The Bible
tells us God’s love is already in our hearts. So what we need to do is let that
love dominate the way we act and treat others. The love is already there, it’s
just up to us to bring it out!
Dear Lord, help us to let
Your love shine through us in whatever circumstance we are in. In the Name of Jesus,
Amen.
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