is patient, kind
Not envious
Not jealous
Not proud
Not selfish
Not in a hurry
Not bearing grudges
Not rude
is passionate
Rejoices In the Truth
Not wrongdoing
Not a falsehood
Not a lie
(not even a little white one)
Sees clearly
Not with malice
is faithful
Not dependent on our courage or lack thereof
Not giving in when we fail
is miraculous
is mighty and strong, powerful
Not weary
Not weak
is perfect
Not to be feared
is complete
Not separated from the frenzied hurriedness,
busyness of our lives
Shares with others
Moves you to live righteously,
not as sinners
is gentle and compassionate
Not angry
Not quarrelsome
Not forceful
is supportive
Always concerned about the well-being of His children
Never fails
is like a lamb
Not a roaring lion.
is for us
undeserving,
without any thought of return
is calming
Pursues us
Not to punish,
but to have a relationship
because of love …
God’s Love.
God’s Love
is a reminder -
He is Pure and Holy,
without blemish
Not flawed
Not the deceiver
Not the enemy
God’s Love
is invisible, yet not
Surrounds you
Embraces you
Reveals His Son to you and reveals Himself as your Holy Father
is the Holy Spirit,
living within your heart
when you have accepted His Son
as your Savior.
God’s Love
Builds you up
Not a disappointment
Not conditional
Sets you free
Not enslaved
God’s Love
grows
Not stagnant
Fills you to overflowing
Instructs, guides you
on your life’s journey of twists and turns
Created you
Gives meaning and purpose
Understands your pain and anxiety
and gives comfort
Shows you the foolishness
you give in to
God’s Love
searches high and low
for you, His lost child,
and when He finds you,
there is much rejoicing
and gladness of heart
God’s Love
gives you reason to thank Him
always, continually
Shows us how expressing
our love for His Son, Jesus,
frees us
from the burden of our guilt
Knows you,
your innermost being
your troubled heart
Helps us
to forgive others
to let go of the past
is genuine
Not a list of errors
does He keep
is always with you
Always has your best interest
God's Love
expresses joy
in the face of a believer
when we give
sacrificially
to Him alone
a single solitary act
of returning His love
for us
to Him.
to Him alone.
God's Love
a longing for more and more
of Him.
God's Love
brought us
a mediator,
a savior
Jesus!
God's Love
is sufficient
deserves our praise, our honor
Not our mocking
Invades us
our very being
enfolds us with Him
bring us to Him
one with Him .... alone without Him
is never ending.
Eternal.
(c) October 30 / November 2, 2010
“... God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment.” (1 John 4:16-18)
“does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails.” ( 1 Corinthians 13:6-8)
“Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become as sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.” (1 Corinthians 13:1)
“Thus says the Lord: Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, Let not the mighty man glory in his might, nor let the rich man glory in his riches; But let him who glories glory in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight, says the Lord.” (Jeremiah 9:23-24)
"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? ... yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us." (Romans 8:35, 37)
