Tuesday, March 3, 2015

To Love Jesus Part 3



LOVE does not envy… (1 Cor 13:4)

Midway through verse 4 in 1 Corinthians 13, it seems to switch from what love is, to what love isn’t.  I suppose that in knowing what love is not, I will gain more understanding for what love really is.

“Love does not envy…” (1 Corinthians 13:4)

So my question is how would I envy God? 

It appears to be an almost ridiculous question. I would never consider envying God’s position as God.  But I could envy what He knows as God.

I know of someone who believes since God has his future already planned, it doesn’t matter what he chooses to do; as if nothing will amount to anything since he believes God “pulls the strings.”  He appears to envy the authority God has over his life because that is authority that he would rather have.  

But my understanding of God has shown me I have a great deal of influence on my own future. God may have — and does have — a plan for my life.  The plan has remained the same throughout my entire existence: His plan is to save me. When Nineveh repented because of God's words of destruction sent through Jonah, God did not change His plan. God's plan was to save Nineveh.  Their repentance made that possible. 

True wisdom from God would direct us away from envying God’s knowledge of the future. We can get into all kinds of trouble when we try to figure out what He’s doing in our lives.  His directive is to live in the “today" because tomorrow has enough burdens of its own.  To envy His knowledge of our future, is to waste today’s blessings.  We have assurance that His desire and ultimate plan is to save us and so we can rest comfortably in the loving hands of the Savior.


copyright 2/26/2015





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