LOVE IS A PERSON
1 Corinthians 13
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
As I read the scripture above, I ask myself when people think of me, do they associate these words with my life? Self-examination is difficult and the results are painful. How can I claim to be a follower of Jesus but I lack love? So many times, I have led people with passion, zeal, wisdom but with no love. I thought that my passion for God was enough. I didnât understand truly who I was following. As a result, I hurt many people in the process. So many people have been hurt in the body of Christ by people like me who had zeal and didnât know they were supposed to be carriers and givers of love. This is my evaluation of myself and I hope it speaks and challenges to change.
 As I read, I couldnât help but see that Paul was in fact describing God. Love is person manifested in the form of Jesus. John 3:16 tells us that God so loved the world that He gave His Son to die in our place. Jesus dying on the cross had to do with the love of God. Yes, Jesus came to die for our sins, to set us free, to redeem us from death and to give us eternal life but itâs Godâs loved that compelled Him to send His Son to die for humanity. In other words, His love for us was the motivation and it should be our motivation for everything we do.Â
So who is love and what does love do?Â
 Love is God. He is patient and kind. Itâs his kindness that leads people to repentance. God is not self-seeking, easily angered nor does He keep any records of wrong. He sent his Son, Jesus, to remove our sins as far the East is from the West with his own blood. I love how John 15:13 tells us: âThere is no greater way to love than to give your life for your friends.â
John 3 :16 âFor God expressed His love for the world in this way: He gave His only Son so that whoever believes in Him will not face everlasting destruction, but will have everlasting life.â Love rescues, heal, delivers, help, comforts, revives... People need to know because of Godâs love, He sent His Son to rescue us so we donât have to spend eternity in hell. Those who have not yet met Christ need to see Godâs love flow out of our lives. Â As his ambassadors, we are to tell people how He bankrupted heaven to ransom them. They need to know He will never give up on them even as they are away from Him. Through my experience, I realized people care less about what I know and how great of a Christian I am. They want to see love and that is Jesus. Many have been turned away from Christianity because they donât see love, Jesus, in us.Â
Love doesnât watch others be destroyed. I am to share Jesus with others. I canât keep Him to myself or stay silent. I am to tell my own Jesus love story because Love doesnât let others be doomed without warning them. Â Because Jesus came so we all could have access to abundant life.
2 Corinthians 13:13, âAnd now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.â














