Doing Love

Love is a verb.

This should get you thinking. For the 'love apologists' who have been taught that 'love is a feeling', some magical swooning goose-pimpled, heart warming emotion that encapsulates you towards someone, I bring you news. You have been deceived. That is not love. The emotion is rather an offshoot of love. But love itself, NO!

Love never fails.

You see, surely if love is a feeling then it'll last right? For every emotional attachment you've had and lost, surely that betrays the immovable truth that love is a feeling. If it never fails, then it's not an emotion.

Love is a decision.

You choose to love someone or something. Your 'love' towards and for the object is a decision you make. Inspite of glaring wrongs, hurts, disappointments and the loss of feeling for that person, your choice and decision to love this person is what makes love remain. It holds unto the fact that it is all about the 'doing'. This is why Love never fails.

Love is the greatest of all.

This is predicated on the fact that love never fails. That love is a decision. That love conquers every ill feeling, every emotional attachment lost. Love believes the best of its object. When love is in force, nothing else matters. Because you choose to love, you choose to win.

Love is a verb.

Fellowship

One of the most powerful words used to describe the Believer's relationship with God is 'FELLOWSHIP'. This word conveys several meanings to different people. Accordingly from the holy writ, one of its most significant usage is found in 1 Corin 1:9

"God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord".

The original Greek word used here is 'KOINONIA' which literally means - participation, benefaction: to communicate, communion, distribution, fellowship.

God has called each and every one who is in him unto a participation, sharing and fellowship with him. It becomes clearer when we examine what the essence of this communication is. It means, a sharing of his nature, a participation in his reign, a benefaction of his righteousness.

When you understand that all of God is in you and you in him (John 15:20-22) and that you have been filled with all of the godhead (Col 2:10), then the message Paul intends to share becomes clear. You and I have a fellowship with God!

Isn't that exciting and liberating? He shares all things in common with us.

Rejoice believers. God is in partnership with you. You are not alone. You are not bereft of help. You are not lacking in assistance. You are not lacking in wisdom and confidence. You are not devoid of leadership. The Alpha and Omega resides within you, in fellowship with you.

He says he is faithful which means - "God will do this, for he is faithful to do what he says, and he has invited you into partnership with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord." (NLT)

He keeps his word. Will you honour the continuous invitation?