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Love Believes All Things…What does that mean in 1 Corinthians 13:7?

8/30/2021

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​In his devotional book Drawing Near, John MacArthur points on August 25th that “In Luke 15 Jesus tells a parable about a father who had two sons. The younger son asked for his share of the family inheritance, then left home and squandered it on sinful pursuits. When he realized his folly, he decided to return home and ask his father’s forgiveness. So ‘he got up and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him, and felt compassion for him, and ran and embraced him, and kissed him. And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ But the father said to his slaves, ‘Quickly bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet; and bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat and be merry’’ (vv. 20-23).
That’s a beautiful illustration of love’s eagerness to forgive, but it also implies another characteristic of love. While the son was still far away, the father saw him coming. How could that be? Because he was watching for his son—anticipating and longing for his return. Love forgives when wrongs are committed against it, but it also expects the best of others. That’s what it means to ‘believe all things’ (1 Cor. 13:7). That son had hurt his father deeply, but his father never lost hope that his son would return.
I know a Christian woman who has been married to an unbelieving husband for thirty years. Yet she continues to say, ‘He will come to Christ someday.’ She isn’t blind to the situation, but her love for her husband has transformed her earnest desire into an expectation. She believes he will turn to Christ because love always expects the best.
Perhaps you have a spouse or child who is an unbeliever or has drifted away from the Lord. Don’t lose heart! Expect the best, and let that expectation motivate you to pray more fervently and to set a godly example for your loved ones to follow.
Suggestions for Prayer: Ask God to guard your heart from cynical and suspicious attitudes toward others.”
1 Comment
Emmanuel Akomanin Asiamah
5/19/2022 01:50:42 am

What an amazing insight on the true meaning of 1 Cor. 13:7 and how it relates with the story of the prodigal son. God bless you

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