The love chapter! Arguably one of the most familiar passages in all of the Bible, along with Psalm 23 and a couple others. But here’s the deal on the love chapter:
It’s not an isolated chapter. It’s in the context of spiritual gifts and the church being like a body that needs to work together, cooperate, be healthy, etc. The love chapter is in the context of using your gifts to benefit others and working together with other believers. It’s not just a chapter to be quoted at weddings. That said, I don’t want to dilute the beauty of this chapter with my own commentary. So, I’m simply going to type out the poetic part of it and you can read the rest:
Love never gives up
Love cares more for others than for self
Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have
Love doesn’t strut
Doesn’t have a swelled head
Doesn’t force itself on others
Isn’t always “me first”
Doesn’t fly off the handle
Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others
Doesn’t revel when others grovel
Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth
Puts up with anything
Trusts God always
Always looks for the best
Never looks back
But keeps going to the end.
Love never dies.
From the Message
Omer Redden 