Devotion for February 5 (posted February 6)

This was written on time. I just forgot to post it.

Friday: “Love never fails… And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love” (1 Corinthians 13:8, 13).

            Why is love the enduring virtue? Why is the greatest virtue? I think the answer lays in the writings of John the apostle, not Paul. 1 John 4:8 declares simply, “God is love.” The very character and nature of God is love. God is defined by selflessness, generosity, and grace—you know, love.

            Now, here’s the thing: we were created in the image of God, and though that image was lost in Adam’s fall, now in Christ that image is being restored to us. The day will come when Christ returns and makes all things new and we will be fully in God’s image again. Our character will fully reflect His. We will also be love. We will truly be like God—in the way He intended, not the way Adam tried to usurp.

            So, love is the enduring virtue. Love is our ultimate destiny.