The Daily Guide
God's love helps and heals
It is easy to think that we "know" over problems like this, but we should remember that while this "knowing" may make a man look big, it is only love that can make him grow to his full stature.
1 Corinthians 8:1 - J.B.Phillips' Translation
The verse above is given in the way J.B. Phillips translated it. His translation makes the life application of the verse very clear, don't you think? Read over it again and reflect on the shortcomings of knowledge and knowing in contrast to the power of God's love in a Christian life.
It is God's love that makes us grow to full stature in Christ. Here's a story that illustrates this. Last century it was noticed that in a certain poor region the native people were going by the local state hospital and walking on to the nearest Christian mission hospital. The two hospitals had pretty much the same facilities and the staff were pretty much equally qualified so this puzzled the local government. They decided to find out why. They put the question to the native people who answered simply, "The medicines may be the same but the hands are different!" Apparently it was the way they were handled the made the difference. Knowledge may look good in dealing with life's problems and people but only God's love will make you truly good in dealing with them. 1Cor.13:4-8.
We need God's love in our lives. We need it flowing through our hearts at all times. It is only in the love of God that we can bring a taste of God's kingdom into the human realm. Apostle Paul writes, "Even if I am wise with all knowledge; if I am without love, it is all no good to me". Live in God's love. It will make all the difference to how people perceive what you do. Ro.5:5; Jude 1:20-21.
God's love satisfies the human heart
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