by MJR | May 29, 2023 | Genuine Hope
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 When Jesus defined how we would be identified as His followers, he did not refer to our correct doctrine even though doctrine is important. He did not...
by MJR | May 28, 2023 | Genuine Hope
Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. When I was a child, I spoke like a...
by MJR | May 25, 2023 | Genuine Hope
Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. 1 Corinthians 13: 7 (NLT) Have you ever been a bit disillusioned by another person? Betrayed? Hurt? Have you come to the end of your own ability to love another who has...
by MJR | May 24, 2023 | Genuine Hope
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. 1 Corinthians 13: 4-6 It is hard to argue against...
by MJR | May 23, 2023 | Genuine Hope
Love is patient and kind… 1 Corinthians 13: 4(a) Expressing our love in terms of patience and kindness is often challenging, especially in our family relationships, but some time ago I witnessed a parent who was the epitome of patience and kindness. A waiting...
by MJR | May 22, 2023 | Genuine Hope
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am...
