"Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures in every circumstance, LOVE NEVER FAILS!
This scripture and its companion verses are quoted and know to most people. The question that most people have is, "how can anyone live up to this standard"? Of course we know that Jesus Christ fulfilled the One Truth Today, but, is it possible for us to do the same thing? The answer is that with God's help we need to believe it is possible for us. The Lord has an expectation about those that love and follow Him. Jesus expects us to achieve this kind of love and that should be our goal. If you put your name in the place of love in this scripture, what kind of result would you get? How are you doing, and are you trying? Think hard about the times and places that you have failed. What do you have to do to overcome these situations? If you do not love your father or your mother or your fellow man you have some changes to make to live up to LOVE NEVER FAILS.
Love is patient and kind, are you? Love is not jealous or boastful, proud or rude, how about you? Love does not demand its own way, do you. Do you think that this life is all about you? Love is not irritable and does not keep a record of being wronged, how about you? Now lets apply this advice to a place where you have failed. If you do not love your father or your mother, have you given up trying? Love never gives up, never loses faith and is always hopeful. Love endures through every circumstance. LOVE NEVER FAILS! The point is that you must continue and endure and overcome because of your love for Jesus Christ. Are you giving up on some other vital and important aspect of your Christian life? Let the Holy Spirit and the Lord Jesus Christ direct and influence your actions and your life. Then you will see that LOVE NEVER FAILS!
In the end we are to emulate the Lord. Keep in mind that He has forgiven all of our sins and we are to do the same for others. No matter how bad or how selfish we have been, the Lord has forgiven us, we must do the same for others. If you want to be forgiven of any past sins the Lord is faithful to forgive any that we confess to Him. You want the Lord to forgive you and therefore you have no alternative but to forgive anyone who has sinned against you. Think of that person that you said you would never forgive. Now apply this One Truth Today to that situation. If you can not or will not, then you may be a hearer of the Word but you are not a doer of the Word. If you want to be a follower of Jesus Christ, then you must obey Him. You will become an over comer and you will discover that His Word is true, LOVE NEVER FAILS!
