1 Corinthians 13:1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
Have you ever been to a cymbal solo? It’s not very exciting. A great speech can move emotions, mind and will; but love can move a person's heart. Without love, talk is cheap—just noise.
Oratory can move one to tears, but only love can move one to Jesus.
We are never more God-like than when we learn to love like God, for God is love, 1 John 4:8.
Love is the greatest possession a believer can have. If our love is right, our faith is right. If our love is right, our hope is in the right place. When our love is right, we are right.
Someone said, “What is love?—It is silence when your words would hurt.—It is patience when your neighbor's curt.—It is deafness when a scandal flows.—It is thoughtfulness for other's woes.—It is promptness when duty calls.—It is courage when misfortune falls.”
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