I Corinthians 13:3
We live in perhaps the most actively entrepreneurial time in
history. Individual and corporate generosity are evident in every arena of
life, including our high schools and colleges where community service hours are
expected from students as a means of completing their educational experience.
Paul reminds those who follow Christ, however, that generosity means little
apart from love. That which motivates the generosity is as important as the
gift itself.
John challenges the Christian to embrace the example of Christ
who laid down his life for all. As a result, John encourages, "let us not
love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth." Love motivates
our actions, calling us, as it did Jesus, to the way of the cross. To give
without love, even to sacrifice self, gains nothing.
In the end, Paul reminds us that faith, hope, and love
remain...but the greatest of these is love.
Prayer: Eternal God, may love motivate our every gift...our
every sacrifice, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, we pray. Amen.
Jim Abernathy
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