Charity Never Faileth
1Corinthians 13:8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
Dear beloved saints of God, what is your lot at this moment? Has despair knocked upon your door this day? Have feelings of unworthiness plagued your thoughts even all the while you endeavor to follow God? Have people, loved ones, and associates failed to lift you to an encouraging place? Have you failed your own expectations and let alone, you are sure you have failed God? Take good joy in this, Love shall never fail. God has met you with grace, and wrapped you securely in His love so that the warmth of His passion for you shall always be felt, even if your own heart plays treason and grows cold. In all of our days remember this thought: God has not given us what we deserve, but what Christ deserves. We are in the midst of His unwavering love. Let this encourage us in these ways.
One. In God's love to the saints. We are secure in Christ, and as such we have become the adopted sons of God. Nothing shall separate us from this showcase of love in which God proudly displays His own to the world itself. This love is never based on our merit, for who could impress holy perfection with unholy disorder? He loves us because we are His children. Always shall this be the unwavering token of His declaration of love to us: we are His sons. Two. We are the inheritance of Christ. God has forgiven us for Christ's sake, proving us twice secure in our adoption. What good father should hate the bride of his own son? If we shall love those who are grafted in, so much more does God delight in the bride of His Son. Three. God's love is in the saints. It is shed abroad by His Spirit which indwells the very being of believers. Surely today, if you look deep into the heart, you can feel at least the faint spark of God's divine love. As cold and iced as we may become, let us know this, that there is ever a faint spark of love to be felt! We may know of this love, but to feel it in our very soul, what a grand privilege of the highest degree! Let all proclaim what they may of feelings and pleasures, the sons of God shall flock to the flame of God's love. Let us gather to it as the moth to the light against the night sky. And when there, fan it carefully: to stir its hot embers to evoke a raging flame! For as it is shed abroad in our hearts, we may then shed it upon others, in whom there is no shortage of those in need. God loves you and loves through you. Look into your heart and find the coals of warmth and sit there for a while. See if it is that while you muse, the fire may burn to stoke feelings of God's love.
