Love Confessions

We read in Deuteronomy 6 that we are to love the Lord our God with all our heart and with all our soul and with all our strength. Jesus, later will quote these words saying that this is the first and greatest commandment given. He will go further on to say, “And the second is like it: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” We see that command in Leviticus 19.

Today, I want us just to focus on these commands to love God and our neighbor. And as we do so, I encourage you to join me in embracing the following words from 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 and speaking them over yourself. The truth is that God’s love is a gift given to us and we can give that love to others as we submit ourselves to the precious Holy Spirit living within us and empowering us to be all that God has designed us to be.

As we live by the power of the Spirit...

We are patient,

We are kind,

We do not envy,

We are not boastful,

We are not proud (displaying ourselves haughtily),

We do not dishonor others,

We are not self-seeking,

We are not easily angered,

We keep no record of wrongs,

We do not rejoice at injustice,

We rejoice with the truth,

We always protect,

We are always ready to believe the best of others,

We have a hope that never fades (even when circumstances are tough),

And we always persevere.

The love of our God never fails.