Yesterday was a day that many celebrate love...
a day called Valentine's Day.
From today, until the end of February,
please join me in taking
The LOVE Challenge - GOD's WAY!
The Bible shares the definition of GOD's AGAPE LOVE in 1 Corinthians 13.
Throughout the Bible, the illustration of this AGAPE LOVE is JESUS.
So, each day from February 15-29,
let's plan to take a principle of AGAPE LOVE
and then look at something from JESUS' life,
here on earth, that illustrates it.
here on earth, that illustrates it.
LOVE is patient!
JESUS is patient!
You've probably heard it said, "Timing is everything!" JESUS knew that patience required HIS FATHER'S leading for the right timing. In John 7:1-9, JESUS' brothers are pushing HIM to do something HE knows is not the right timing.
Yet, JESUS' LOVE for GOD and LOVE for others kept HIM PATIENT! JESUS exemplified PATIENCE!
1- "...JESUS walked in Galilee. HE would not walk in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill HIM.
2- Now the Jews' Feast of Tabernacles was at hand.
3- HIS brothers said to HIM, "Depart from here and go into Judea, that YOUR disciples also may see the works that YOU do.
4- For no one does anything in secret while he himself seeks to be known openly. If YOU do these things, reveal YOURSELF to the world.
5- For even HIS brothers did not believe in HIM.
6- Therefore, JESUS told them, "MY time has not yet come, but your time is always fitting.
7- The world cannot hate you. But it hates ME, because I testify concerning it, that its works are evil.
8- You go up to this feast. I am not going up to this feast yet, because MY time has not yet fully come.
9- Having said these things to them, HE remained in Galilee."
LOVE Challenge-Day 1:
GOD's LOVE through me for _________is patient...
