By the Power of Love

By the Power of Love

Apostle Grace Lubega

1 Corinthians 13:8-10(AMP); Love never fails [never fades out or becomes obsolete or comes to an end]. As for prophecy (the gift of interpreting the divine will and purpose), it will be fulfilled and pass away; as for tongues, they will be destroyed and cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away [it will lose its value and be superseded by truth]. For our knowledge is fragmentary (incomplete and imperfect), and our prophecy (our teaching) is fragmentary (incomplete and imperfect). But when the complete and perfect (total) comes, the incomplete and imperfect will vanish away (become antiquated, void, and superseded).

The gift of healing has a limit to it; prophecy ends with its fulfillment; knowledge loses its value in certain times and dispensations as it is replaced by deeper truth but LOVE never fails.

Some Christians hunger for the gift and ignore the most excellent way (1 Corinthians 12:31).

Our theme scripture reveals that our knowledge is fragmentary (incomplete and imperfect), and our prophecy (our teaching) is fragmentary (incomplete and imperfect).

But when the complete and perfect (total) comes, the incomplete and imperfect will vanish away (become antiquated, void, and superseded).

The excellence of love is that it replaces imperfection with perfection .

God wants you to fall so deeply in love with him that when you do not feel like healing, you will still heal; when you do not feel the urge to demonstrate the Spirit, you will still do so.

You will not cast out demons or heal by the power of your gift but by the power of love.

More importantly, God is love and they that do not love do not know God (1 John 4:8). More than just having an anointing to heal, you must have God; more than having the greatest gift of prophecy, you must have God; more than having the wonderful voice for worship, stay with God; more than the depth of teaching, you must stay with God.

FURTHER STUDY: 1 John 4:8, 1 Corinthians 13:13

GOLDEN NUGGET:
God is love and they that do not love do not know God. More than just having an anointing to heal, you must have God; more than having the greatest gift of prophecy, you must have God; more than having the wonderful voice for worship, stay with God; more than the depth of teaching, you must stay with God.

PRAYER: My Lord, thank you for the power of love. It is the mighty force that nothing in this world can withstand. For love you died; for love you gave your all. This love has no bounds and limits. It has been shed abroad in my heart and works through me. I heal, demonstrate and prophecy not just by the gift but by love. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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