Yesterday I shared about fellowship. In 1 Corinthians 12 Paul talks about us being a body, interdependent on one another. How all of us are needed in order to have a functioning healthy body.
The very next chapter is the famous "love chapter" that gets read a lot at weddings. Now I'm not saying this isn't applicable in marriage, it certainly is. However I do find it rather convicting that it is brought up after Paul talks about the body of Christ. I never noticed this before.
After explaining how love is more important than special talents or abilities, even more important than giving up all we posses, he explains what love looks like.
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (NIV)
Let's try this today. Prayerfully read through these verses and reflect on how we relate to one another as the body of Christ.
Although I feel Freedom is a very loving church, it is healthy to examine ourselves in light of Scripture.
Preacher Mike Beasley
Freedom Biker Church
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