Monday, December 2, 2019

Love Rejoices In Truth

 

[Photo of a Scripture verse]


“Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.”
—1 Corinthians 13:6

Genuine love always comes to us as a precious gift from God. Our very ability to love is God-given. It should be no surprise, then, that love takes on qualities of the One who gives it. And, one of those qualities is expressed by the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 13:6:

Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

Sometimes, we become so emotionally involved in a situation that has differing points of view that we forget to bear with each other in love. If we start to feel smugly joyful when the opposing side experiences a defeat, we need to catch ourselves and remind ourselves that this is not the way of love. Love does not rejoice in evil.

As we begin a new day, we need to temper our emotions so that we do not fall into the trap of becoming like those who do not belong to Jesus. Instead, we need to let His love guide the way we act. When tempted to rejoice in evil, we need to remind ourselves that love only rejoices in the truth.

 

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