What God’s love is #19: Love Endures Everything (Without Weakening) from Rick Pina on Vimeo.
(1Co 13:7 AMP) Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything [without weakening].
- The very first characteristic we covered (a few weeks ago) was “love endures long.”
This takes it a step further. Not only does love endure long, but it also endures everything (without weakening). - In other words, love is consistent.
- Love remains the same, regardless of circumstances.
Paul said, “Don’t be so naive and self-confident. You’re not exempt. You could fall flat on your face as easily as anyone else. Forget about self-confidence; it’s useless. Cultivate God-confidence. No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never let you down; he’ll never let you be pushed past your limit; he’ll always be there to help you come through it.” (1st Corinthians 10:12,13 MSG).
- Not only will God help you come through it, but love enables you to remain the same while you are coming through.
- Love endures persecutions and mal-treatment from open enemies and professed friends; and still continues to love.
- Love endures people talking about you behind your back and lying to you to your face; and still continues to love.
- Love endures disappointments from loved ones and out right attacks from adversaries; and still continues to love.
- This does not mean that love never gets upset or that love never dislikes the actions of others, but what it does mean is that love can stand in the midst of unlikable and unpleasant circumstances and still operate in our lives.
- God is love and He can endure anything. This same God, who is love, lives inside of YOU!
So remember:
1. You don’t have to like everything and everyone, but you still are commanded to love.
2. Love is not a passive and wavering emotion, but rather a consistent and stable force that can operate in your lives.
3. Developing in Love will help you transform you into the image and the likeness of Christ. Once you get to that stage there is nothing the Father will withhold from you!
