“If i speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don’t love, I’m nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate.
If i speak God’s Word with power, revealing all his mysteries and making everything as plain as day, and if i have faith that says to a mountain “Jump,” and it jumps, but i don’t love, I’m nothing.
If i give everything i own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but i don’t love, I’ve gotten nowhere.
So no matter what i say, what i believe, and what i do, i’m bankrupt without love.”
I have heard this song a while ago, and thought that the lyrics of this song was so meaningful, the tune of the song and the voice of singers are so good.
But today, this song struck me hard and pierced through my hurting heart as i hear all those lyrics carefully again.
It reminded me of verses in the Bible. Especially the one that says, “Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?” and than i will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, you who practice lawlessness."(Matthew 7:22-23)
We can do many things and even all the things above, but we do not obey the first and greatest commandment [“Thou shalt love the LORD thy God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.” and to “love thy neighbour as thyself.” (Matthew 22:37-39)] What are we? We are nothing.
Practicing lawlessness = not obeying the great commandments. Because these two commandments sums up the whole Law and Prophets. THE NEW LAW IS LOVE.
“If i give to the needy soul but don’t have love, than who is poor? It seems all the poverty is found in me.”
I’m the poor, i’m the needy. I’m in poverty, because i do not love.
I feel so convicted deep within.
Had an argument with Dad yesterday, the words he said was very hurting and it really makes me extremely angry. Those words that he said, seriously do not justify him being the “invisible dad” in the past 30 years of my life at all. I thought i had forgiven him, but the fact is i have not.
Dad is very sick now, he has been in the hospital for almost a month now and his body’s condition is getting even more complicated now. Tita Sol had reminded me this afternoon, that Dad’s days with us will not be long and i’ll have to release forgiveness and to love him for the remaining days of his life. The moment i read the last sentence, my heart sank.
I asked the Lord what am i to do? Can i really love him for all that he had done to me and family? God is dealing with my heart, my character and the unforgiveness, resentment and bitterness that i hold inside of me. I need to let down my pride and release forgiveness to my dad, even if his attitude continues to be very bad or even continue to say even more hurting words to me. Can i do it?
‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the LORD Almighty. (Zechariah 4:6)
/Lord, i come before you on my knees today. Holy Spirit, i ask that You will come and fill me with the undying love of Christ, the love that knows no end. I cannot give what i do not have. Shower me and let me encounter and experience Your love and your peace that surpasses all things and understanding. Help me to love my dad, and to shower Your love through me.
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