What greater Love?

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trust, always hopes, always perseveres.
1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-7

Corinthians is often called the love chapter of the bible. I would have to agree with that, my wife and I used the above referenced passage in our wedding twelve years ago.

What parent would not lay down their life for their child? God though went a step further and sent his son to die for our sins. He loves us so much that he allowed Jesus to come down to earth and take on our sins, and Jesus took on our death for us so we would not have to endure the pain, humiliation, and suffering, of our sin. That is the greatest show of love of all that God would leave his heavenly palace and come to earth, and become God made man on earth in the form of Jesus Christ. Now many different religions do not believe that God was Jesus and they struggle with the triune God, but as a Christian I know that God is three in one the father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Many believe that it is three separate people, and some believe that Jesus was a prophet, but I know that God is three in one and that he loves me, and you, and everyone so much that he sent his son to live here. He performed miracles for us so we would know it was him, he healed the sick, and dying, and he fed the thousands with one fish and several loaves of bread. He performed these miracles that we would know it was him and all he asks is that we believe, and I do I know that way to the father is through the son.


My wife and I are working on putting our wedding video on DVD and as we watched it back all the memories from that day came flooding back into my mind. As I listened to the words read above, and the pastor talk about the commitment I made to my wife and God that day, I realized I have failed miserably to live up to the oath not only to my wife but to God as well. As we go along in life we tend to get comfortable and don’t really think about how our actions affect our spouse and those around us. Every day I pledge to treat those around me with respect, and love myself, and also better myself and my attitude and every day I fail. I know that God watches over me and he watches over us all we just have to leave it in his loving hands and he will take care of us. We just need to let go, and allow him to lead us wherever the path may go.