(1Co 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.” “Prophecies will fail”: Before our Bible was completed, new Believers needed instruction on what the Lord desired of us (what we find in the Epistles). Now that we have our Bible, who needs more? Those who are too lazy to read His Word?
THIRSTING SOULS BIBLE STUDY: 1 Peter Study #9
Chapter Two speaks of the Believer being made a priest to offer up spiritual sacrifices. We begin in this study to explore what kind of sacrifices the Bible states is required. We also seek to understand how we are linked together as a spiritual house.
DAILY DROP OF WATER
(1Co 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.” When all other manifestations, witness, of the Holy Spirit ceased, Godly love remained and remains to this day. We needed no prophecies, teachings and foretelling of future events, once the Lord completed His written Word. The witness to the lost Jew of tongues ceased not long after Jerusalem fell and the nation of Israel dispersed. Praise God, the witness of love continued: (Joh_13:35) “By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.”
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(1Co 13:7) “Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.” God’s love in us prompts us to trust Him fully, completely, in all situations. It is sacrificial and thus says, “Whatever You have for me I count as right and willing endure it for You.” “Endureth all things”
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(1Co 13:7) “Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.” “Hopeth”: to expect through trust in another. Unlike how we use the word today, as a desire that may or may not come true, this speaks of expectation, looking for the fulfillment of a promise. So, God’s love prompts us to trust Him. We look to the fulfillment of all that He has said!
DAILY DROP OF WATER
(1Co 13:7) “Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.” “Believeth all things”. I often hear various speakers state that “Paul said”, or “Ezekiel said”. That is inaccurate. Men speaking for the Lord did so under influence of the Holy Spirit (2 Pet 1:21). Therefore, God said. Speaking so diminishes the authority and trust of God’s Word in the minds of those listening. We can without question “believe all things”.
DAILY DROP OF WATER
(1Co 13:7) “Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.” “Believeth all things”; not as one that is gullible, believing everything reported in the news. No, believing every Word the Lord has said. God’s love inside us bring with it a unshakable trust in His desire to speak unto us; its importance, so its preservation.
DAILY DROP OF WATER
(1Co 13:7) “Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.” The Holy Spirit’s love motivates us to right thinking (through the Scriptures) before God. We belong to Him (1 Cor 6:20). Anything that comes our way is in His hands. If suffering will glorify Him; we suffer. If selfless labor will glorify Him; we labor. God’s love beareth all things.
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(1Co 13:6) “Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;” Lies are of the devil (John 8:44). The Holy Spirit is God and never lies. He loves truth. Therefore loving through us, we would only love the truth and hate all that is opposed to pleasing our Holy God.
DAILY DROP OF WATER
(1Co 13:6) “Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;” Does the Word of God, the Bible, the Scriptures, thrill your soul? The test of whether the love we demonstrate is God’s love is whether that love extends to the meat of the things of God.
